Robert Frost: Poems

THE METAPHOR OF BIRCHES SWINGING IS IMAGINATION. WHAT IS THE REALITY?

Birches poem by Robert frost.

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When the narrator looks at the birch trees in the forest, he imagines that the arching bends in their branches are the result of a boy “swinging” on them. He realizes that the bends are actually caused by ice storms - the weight of the ice on the branches forces them to bend toward the ground - but he prefers his idea of the boy swinging on the branches, climbing up the tree trunks and swinging from side to side, from earth up to heaven.

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