Nature Imagery and the Life Cycle in Robert Frost’s The Wind and the Ra

Nature Imagery and the Life Cycle in Robert Frost’s The Wind and the Rain In his poem â€Å"The Wind and the Rain,† Robert Frost develops a central theme, presenting a man’s reflection upon his life. As the man ages, he realizes that he spent much of his life worrying about his inevitable death instead of living his life to the fullest. The man expresses his desire to renew life at all costs; he would rather die living than spend the rest of his life concerning himself with death. Robert Frost’s theme in â€Å"The Wind and the Rain,† therefore, is that life should be lived, and one should not worry about his inevitable death, for he does not have the power to control death, only the way he lives his life. Frost uses images of nature throughout the poem to support his central theme. In part I of â€Å"The Wind and the Rain,† the speaker discusses the fact that he is aging, and his death is undeniable. He realizes that he has â€Å"let [his focus on death] drive [him] deathward,† yet he has done little to change his focus. The man regrets that he spent much of his life â€Å"[singing] of death,† wishi...