“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- / I took the one less traveled by, / And that made all the difference. » (Frost 697) Robert Frost was a unique writer of the 20th century. In his poems “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” “Birches,” “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” “Fire and Ice,” and “Mending Wall,” Robert Frost explores the theme of nature and human love. Robert Frost is considered a humanist and is one of the best-known American poets. “If the United States ever adopted a national poet, it would probably be Robert Frost. By the time Frost died in 1963 at the age of 88, an admiring public had practically carved his face into Mount Rushmore. His poetry was appreciated. Frost has won the Pulitzer Prize a record four times. Although he never earned a college degree, more than forty universities and colleges awarded him honorary degrees. Not only was Frost invited to speak at John F. Kennedy's inauguration, but the handsome young president-elect actually feared that the crowd would be more interested in the august poet than in him. (Shmoop Editorial Team). Frost cannot be defined into a single category or era, but the recurring themes in his poems would be nature and love. “Frost stands at the crossroads of the 19th and 20th centuries. It doesn't fit perfectly into any era. He was one of the first poets to advocate individualism in language, before the idea became fashionable in 1920” (Shmoop editorial team). “In typical spring poems, like “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” dawn sets, or falls, today, reminding us in its beauty primarily of its transience” (Baym 717). “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is a beautiful poem about nature. The poem goes into great detail about color changes. There is...... middle of paper ......Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2011. 697. Print.Frost, Robert. “Stopping at Woods on a Snowy Evening” “Portable Literature: Read, Respond, Write.” » 7th ed. Kirszner, Laurie G. and Stephen R. Mandell. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2011. 655-56. Print. Frost, Robert. “Stopping at Woods on a Snowy Evening” “Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry.” 8th ed. Perrine, Laurence and Thomas R. Arp. Fort Worth: Harcourt College Brace Jovanovich, 1992. 133-34. Print.Harris, Kathryn G. “Language and Form in “Nothing Gold Can Stay”” Robert Frost: Studies in Poetry. With an introduction. Boston, MA: Hall, 1979. Print.Little, Michael R. and Harold Bloom. “Nothing gold can stay.” Bloom's How to Write about Robert Frost. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, 2010. Print. “Robert Frost: Biography”. Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 2008. Web. April 27 2011.