Research Article

Portrayal of Instability and Vulnerability of Modern Life in the Selected Poems of Robert Frost and Mathew Arnold: A Comparative Study

Authors

  • Jannat -E- Hosne Ara Department of English, Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology Saidpur, Rangpur- 5310.
  • Most. Mushfeka Zannat Department of English Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology Saidpur, Rangpur- 5310
  • Chowdhury Adiba Zahin Department of English Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology Saidpur, Rangpur- 5310

Abstract

This paper attempts a comparative study in the presentation of vulnerability and instability evident in people's life due to modernity by Mathew Arnold, a Victorian poet, and Robert Frost, a Modern American poet. Investigating various features with crises existing in modern life is a major aim of this paper. Moreover, the comparative analysis seeks to identify the major similarities and differences in the portrayal of human nature based on modern features in the poetry of these two poets. Since this research is theoretical in nature, it depends primarily on reviewing already published works on the relevant topics. The presence of modern elements is very obvious in the writings of both the poets though they belong to two different periods. Their poetry reflects modern crisis and vulnerability like alienation, pessimism, doubtfulness, isolation, self -centeredness, and so on. Nature is also treated in a different way as well as the reality of modern life represented in a different light by the poets. Finally, this research focuses on bringing out the features of instability and vulnerability of modern life that are still mirrored in contemporary society.

Article information

Journal

International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation

Volume (Issue)

4 (11)

Pages

186-192

Published

2021-11-29

How to Cite

Hosne Ara, J. .-E.-., Most. Mushfeka Zannat, & Chowdhury Adiba Zahin. (2021). Portrayal of Instability and Vulnerability of Modern Life in the Selected Poems of Robert Frost and Mathew Arnold: A Comparative Study. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 4(11), 186–192. https://doi.org/10.32996/ijllt.2021.4.11.21

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Keywords:

Modernity, alienation, pessimism, isolation, doubtfulness, self-centeredness.