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Analysis and comments on The Investment by Robert Frost

Comment 7 of 7, added on May 11th, 2009 at 5:19 PM.

what is the gist of this poem and how can i find it . also if i were to
write a paperon this what is a good lead?


lilyhead from United States
Comment 6 of 7, added on January 11th, 2009 at 4:24 PM.

I`m perturbed there`s a lot of articles on casino gambling. There are
distinguishable from methods, tactics, strategies, algorithms of counting,
calculations and so on.
But these objects are on the other hand mass of ads and i don`t crisis to
analyze them `effect on i don`t allow any best years knowledge. It`s
scarce. sagacity i fantasy order be wrong.
Is there anyone here who is interested in such topic?
I`d valuables someone`s explaining to me is there any systems or
strategies, what are they (what approaches or concepts lay in underpinning)
and in which casinos could they be applied to?
Thanx a lot.

baron from United States
Comment 5 of 7, added on December 2nd, 2008 at 10:02 AM.

The "one a hill" means you can expect a yeild of one dinner per hill of
potatoes.

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Comment 4 of 7, added on December 2nd, 2008 at 2:45 PM.

What does the phrase "one a hill" mean in this poem by Frost? I can make no
sense of it and am inclined to think it was a misprint for "on a hill". Can
anyone out there clarify this for me. All the versions of the poem seem to
have "one a hill" but that could be because they've copied the same
error.Suggestions.

n from United Kingdom
Comment 3 of 7, added on August 15th, 2005 at 3:56 PM.

Life is just 'staying' for people who stand still on the earth, counting
the winter dinners and giving half an ear to the piano's strength. The poet
does not want people to end up their lives just finishing their marital
lives. He wants all to find the true colors and music out of their lives,
and 'live' their lives.

Rajesh Venkatesan from India
Comment 2 of 7, added on October 29th, 2004 at 12:34 PM.

Depending on one's view, this poem is either a declaration of human folly
or a triumph of the human spirit. Either the couple is denying the
circumstances of their life or they are celebrating life and joy in the
midst of otherwise dibilitating forces of stagnation and hunger. They are
refusing to sink under the forces that reduce them to being victims of
their circumstances. Perhaps one's take on Frost's meaning will depend on
whether they are the farmer in the field or the aged one's in the house.

Louis from United States
Comment 1 of 7, added on October 5th, 2004 at 7:53 PM.

good


jerry from Brunei Darussalam, Negara



Information about The Investment

Poet: Robert Frost
Poem: 29. The Investment
Volume: West-Running Brook
Year: 1928
Added: Feb 1 2004
Viewed: 5603 times
Poem of the Day: Jan 2 2002


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