'The Pasture' by Robert Frost

Robert Frost's 'The Pasture' is a short, two-stanza poem, which he requested be published at the beginning of all of his books. If one were to analyse some of the poems that gave an insight into Frost's personality and character, this would most definitely be the best place to start. The fact that he requested the frequent publication of this work suggests that there is something within it that Frost feels reveals an important aspect …

…are metaphors for his feelings towards his dead son. The fragility of the calf is a comparison to his child. The entire poem is a metaphor in itself. The pasture and all within it show Frost's love of nature, and the place he describes with his imagery (the spring and the animals) is obviously very close to him. The poem is there to give a new reader of Frost a chance to understand him better