Under the stars in the sky, fifteen-year-old Robert Frost explored the sky through a telescope. He was seeking the affirmation of the proverbial question that has plagued humanity for centuries: the proof and existence of God. While observing the cosmos, Frost's interest was awakened, so he visited a library and obtained books illustrating maps stellar. In these pages his knowledge of the stars was built and a poet was born. Frost's early poems were “astronomical” and invoked an affinity between “cosmology and theology” (Haas 255). As time passed, he realized that the cosmos was devoid of evidence of God's existence. Likewise, in a short space of time, Frost's faith in God was shattered as family members died of illness ( Haas 258). As he developed and refined his art, all the academic encounters with philosophers, physicists and mathematicians helped lay the foundation of his thinking on the synonymous relationship between nature and life struggles. In 1930, Frost presented a style of poetry to the Amherst College Alumni Council to communicate how science and poetry use “figurative juxtapositions” to elucidate the subtle and intricate philosophy of “natural phenomena” (Haas 275). Furthermore, critic Amy Lowell reinforces her point of view and considers Frost as “one of the most intuitive poets [. . . h]e sees a lot [. . .] both in the hearts of the people and in the qualities of the scenes" (March and Bloom, par. 1). With intelligent poetic purpose, Frost's poems blend the ebb and flow of nature to convey human struggles and elicit the "sound of the senses" within the reading. Historically speaking, the sound of the senses was interpreted by Lord Kames in 1762. He states that "the relation... .... middle of paper ......Vol. 2: 87.Hass, Robert Bernard. "Critical Readings : we are sick of space." Critical insights: RobertFrost (2010): 254-303. Literary Reference Center. EBSCO. Network. March 15, 2011. March, Thomas and Harold Bloom. "The poetry of Robert Frost and the creative genius of Everyday Life." Biocriticisms of Bloom: Robert Frost (2002): 51-66. Literary Reference Center. EBSCO. Network. March 15, 2011. Newdick, Robert S. "Robert Frost and ‗The Sound of Sense.'" American Literature 9.3 (1937):289. EBSCO Literary Reference Center. 15 March 2011. "Onomatopoeia" (ger. Klangmalerei, Lautsymbolik). Literary Reference. EBSCO. March 15, 2011. Fri, Tom Vander. "Robert Frost's Dramatic Principle of 'Supersound'." EBSCO. Network. March 15. 2011.
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