Poetry+Analysis

Anthony Diaz Poetry Analysis English 9H Robert frost, the author of The Lockless Door, uses the element of metaphors. This element is put into place to convey the message of sadness. That particular tone is felt by the reader due to various metaphors regarding change or progression in the author’s life. Through the following metaphors, the author proves that he has perseverated throughout time in order to keep his life the same. “It went many years, but at last came a knock… I blew out the light, I tip-toed the floor… but the knock came again… So at the knock I emptied my cage, to hide in the world and alter with age.” Through these metaphors, the viewers understand the difficulty that the author is having in order to hide from “the knock”. Thus, we feel sad for him. He makes a very good attempt to keep the status queue the same. We see how desperately he wanted the situation he was is to end, and how much he needed certain things to stay the way they were. In the end, he, being the author, runs away from his troubles by, once again, hiding.