Collection 6: Poems by Robert Frost

Widely regarded as one of the finest American poets to have lived, Robert Frost's work on rural life and the American continent are studied extensively by amateurs and experts alike.

Make sure to check out these lists for texts in Grade 11's Collection 6: Winter Dreams, poems of the Harlem Renaissance, poems by Robert Frost, The Crucible, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, The Coming Merging of Mind and Machine, Reality Check, The Ends of the World as We Know Them, The Universe as Primal Scream
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  1. boulder
    a large smooth mass of rock detached from a place of origin
  2. abreast
    alongside each other, facing in the same direction
  3. mischief
    reckless or malicious behavior causing annoyance in others
  4. notion
    a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
  5. offense
    a failure to show regard for others
  6. muse
    reflect deeply on a subject
  7. harbor
    secretly shelter, as a fugitive or criminal
  8. beholden
    under a moral obligation to someone
  9. coax
    influence or persuade by gentle and persistent urging
  10. scarce
    deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
  11. ditch
    cut a trench in, as for drainage
  12. queer
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  13. pique
    cause to feel resentment or indignation
  14. prong
    a pointed projection
  15. wrought
    shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass
Created on Fri Jul 18 17:06:39 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Jul 30 16:38:17 EDT 2014)

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