tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post852167104188595142..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Robert Frost's "New Hampshire"Assistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-50367884329121597722011-05-17T22:31:27.755-04:002011-05-17T22:31:27.755-04:00It sounds like you prefer the lyric Frost to what ...It sounds like you prefer the lyric Frost to what I'd call his "bardic" side. There are so many of those long poems, narratives, monologues, and rambling reflections (I'd put "New Hampshire" in that class). It has been years since I last read "New Hampshire" and most of the other long ones, but I always liked the narratives and monologues such as "Death of the Hired Man," "A Servant to Servants," and "Maple." In fact, when I had trouble deciding on a name for one of my dogs, I considered calling her "Maple" partly in tribute to that poem (but also because she is sort of a maple syrup and maple sugar color). As it was, I kept the name that they gave her at the humane society.<br /><br />wv: actiosKurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279716810659531943noreply@blogger.com