Mountain Interval

"Mountain Interval" by Robert Frost is a compilation of poems created in the early 1900s, expressing Frost's talent for recording the complexities of country living and the natural world, and considering ideas about choices, grief, and a strong link to the earth. Recognized for his understandable and expressive writing, Frost's pieces in this compilation explore human feelings and connections alongside the setting of the American landscape. The poems in "Mountain Interval" explore different situations and reflections on existence, nature, and what humans go through. Famous poems include "The Road Not Taken," about thinking about the effects of decisions, and "Birches," where the person speaking remembers the purity of being a child and the wish to get away from the hard parts of being an adult. Other poems, like "An Old Man's Winter Night," consider being lonely and getting older, while "Out, Out–" gives a sad message about how fragile life is by telling the awful story of a young boy. Looking at everything, the compilation gives a full picture of life's moments, displaying Frost's great thanks for nature and the deep feelings found in normal experiences.