FREE ESSAY ON MISGIVING

MISGIVING

Robert Frost's poem "Misgiving" exposes how one should experiencelife. He shows this
through by comparing the blowing of leaves freely to thefree-will of an individual. This
poem creates a new way of viewing life.Frost develops this through three major points,
symbolism, imagery, andmeaning. Frost's establishes his first symbolism through the
blowing of the leavesin the wind. It seems as though he is comparing himself to the
leaves. Inthe poem the leaves are experiencing movement and moving about freelyand he is
comparing himself wanting to experience the same thing. By himwanting to experience
free-will in his life he clearly uses a leave and astem to show his symbolism of his
desire. The most pleasant image in the poem is when he compares himself to theleaves and
wanting to be able to move around as they do. In the secondstanza, Frost explains how
deeply he wants to fly and at times he seeks asheltering wall for comfort and shelter.
The third stanza completes the firstpart of the poem. The visual imagery here was the
reluctant whirl and onlyevoked how he liked going through it but couldn't explain why
notknowing where it would take him but only as long as it did. The meaning of which Frost
portrays himself to b free as the leaves isbecause he does not want to become stagnant.
He wants to experiencewhatever life has to offer, whether it is good or bad. To him
theimportant thing is the knowledge and experience gained from the wholeevent. In the
third stanza. When the leaves go back to where they werecan be compared to an individual
in society. Most people are half-asleepmost of the time, but want to keep up with life
experiences. Maybe theydidn't get anywhere but the knowledge and experience that was
learnedwas the most important aspect gained. This poem indeed establishes symbolism,
imagery and meaning. It isuseful for an individual to read in order to be aware and
knowledgeableof experiences they may have had in their lives and to appreciate
thefree-will each and everyone of us are given.