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Analysis and comments on Come In by Robert Frost

Comment 6 of 6, added on November 29th, 2009 at 2:54 PM.
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I think it is afantastic poem just you have to analayse it and realize the
deep meaning of the poem!

sara from Oman
Comment 5 of 6, added on March 12th, 2009 at 10:41 PM.

I didn't interpret this poem as a message about freedom; rather, the woods
and the darkness are negativity, pessimism, immorality, and other vices.
The thrush's music is the tempting call of these actions to abandon
discipline and come in to the dark, but the narrator makes a strong
decision about his purpose: he's out for the bright, happy parts of life,
and wouldn't succumb to the darkness even if he were explicitly asked. The
last line implies that this was all a mental battle--that is, he was not
refusing some profance solicitation; he was making a decision about his own
stances.

Jacob from United States
Comment 4 of 6, added on January 6th, 2009 at 9:07 PM.

This poem was so deep and thoughtful. Robert Frost did a fantastic job
portraying his thoughts into a well-known poem. However it's hard to
understand some parts not having a great imagination when it comes to
poetry. Thank you to "THE GREAT ROBERT FROST"

r from France
Comment 3 of 6, added on March 30th, 2006 at 1:51 AM.

the poem seems 2 b influencd by the sorrows that frost faced after the
death of his wife, daughter an son...
the dark woods represent his sorrow while the bird represents his
freedom...unsurprisingly the poem is set around nature...despite his
sadness, the poem seems quite optemistic.

samar from New Zealand
Comment 2 of 6, added on December 6th, 2005 at 4:57 PM.

This poem is evidently about freedom. The persona wants to be free from
sadness and grief, therefore choosing a thrush, which is a bird. Birds are
the most free animals, that can soar and venture. At the same time, they
are also very fragile, which is the persona's state. The persona at first
feels hopeless, but soon sees a slight chance of hope,"Though it could
still sing," "still lived for one song more." The spots of hope through
darkness are represented on the thrush's chest, because a thrush is dark
brown and has white spots. Those spots are the rays of hope through the
darkness.The bird calls the persoan to lament,"Far in the pillared dark...
to the dark and lament." He eventually chooses the light, and refuses to go
back into the darkness.
This poem is soo deep. The imagery is wonderful!

Chelsie Murray from Trinidad and Tobago, Republic
Comment 1 of 6, added on November 7th, 2005 at 7:54 PM.

In all Frost's poems, it seems to me that it always has a lot to do with
strolls through nature. I find it beautiful and engaging. It jogs the mind
to paint an exquisite picture. This is an awesome poem!!!

Brittany from United States



Information about Come In

Poet: Robert Frost
Poem: Come In
Volume: A Witness Tree
Year: 1942
Added: Feb 20 2003
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