Although written in the twentieth century, much of Robert Frost's poetry is still relevant today. Frost is considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. His poetry was largely based on, though not limited to, man's ever-present struggle to understand his relationship with nature. Frost consistently illustrates the difficulties humans face and how they struggle to develop individual identities in the world they live in. Frost's style and structure are said to take a more traditional 19th century stance, however similarities are evident with his work and the works of his. contemporaries of the 20th century. “A Stream in the City” is a poem that demonstrates Frost's concerns with ever-changing human life and man's attitude towards nature and conservation, this essay will discuss whether this poem, in connection with many others, exemplifies Frost's poetic style and views on poetry as a whole. Frost spent a lot of time in the country and seemed to enjoy its natural, raw state somewhat; most of his poetry is inspired by these natural environments. However, for much of his adulthood, he lived in the city, which might have conflicted with his views on nature, as it was the height of industrialization and environmental changes, new inventions and new machinery, leading to new human needs and useless needs. consumption. This also led to a new physiological state of man that was in conflict with his place on earth, leading Frost to inspire his poetry. Nature as image is a widely held idea in most of Frost's poems. However, he does not tell us about nature or try to explain it to us, rather he uses it as a narrative source to metaphorically position something else. This, we can deduce,...... middle of paper ......each other “Frost's poetry has a very wide range, from extremely long and detailed poems, such as 'after the harvest of apples” and “a servant to the servants” or relatively short like “A soldier” or “A question” (which is only four lines). Each of his poems contains something different, but they all have a strong sense of identity when it is about the message he wants to communicate to us. stream in the city represents to a large extent the general style and vision of Frost's poetry. The poem has a rhyme scheme, uses a large amount of rhetorical figures and its language is colloquial, this applies to most, if not all of Frost's poetry. The poem also includes his thoughts and opinions on humanity and their response to the universe. Frost wants us readers to understand his message and find in it a sort of wisdom. If we do this, then Frost has accomplished what he set out to do with his poetry.