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After Apple-Picking
by
Robert Frost
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After Apple-Picking
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Symbolism, Imagery, Wordplay
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After Apple-Picking Symbolism, Imagery & Wordplay
There’s more to a poem than meets the eye.
Biblical Imagery
The Bible is never explicitly mentioned in this poem, but Frost nonetheless includes several references to well-known stories from the Book of Genesis. These are not specific allusions so much as c...
Sleep and Dreams
Is the speaker already asleep at the beginning of the poem? How does he know what he's going to dream if he hasn't started dreaming yet? What time is it? Dreams are fuzzy creatures, and the poem ca...
The Harvest
The poem takes place at the end of the harvest, with the last fruit hanging on the tree and winter coming on. The harvest symbolizes growth and creativity, but this burst of life has ended and now...
