his unique pastoral setting Realistic pastoralism in Frost s poetry We find realistic pastoralism in Frost s poetry Pastoral elements are masterful or predominant in his poems but the readers should not be confused about them We should know that although pastoral elements are prevalent Frost is realistic in his poetic vision and sensibility But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep Frost s vision depends on the pastoral setting In literature every poet has a personal vision such as in American poetry Emily Dickinson s poetic vision is dependent on death and Whitman has a poetic vision based on democracy In British English poetry for example Wordsworth s vision depends on nature likewise Frost s vision out and out depends on the pastoral setting Pastoralism relates to the romantic vision Pastoralism is usually connected with a romantic vision The commonplace objects and scenery are idealized glorified and tinged with imagination Though Frost is passionate about pastoralism realism forms the basis of vision and art because his poetry is loaded with subjectivity Frost s romantic vision has made him classic in terms of forms and interpretations of life based on realistic interests Frost is both a pastoral and a modern poet We cannot call Frost an outdated poet though we find a predominance of pastoral elements in Frost s poetry The modern elements are also predominant in his poetry He shows a strong devotion and keen interest in rural life but also great passion and interest in modern elements His works include nostalgia which is a pastoral pleasure He also explores the dreadful aspects of man s existence in the modern world So he is equally successful in treating pastoral as well as modern elements Rural Characters In many of his poems Frost depicts New England's rural character In the poem Apple Picking a tired farmer is returning home after picking apples which is evident in the following quotation and there may be two or three Apples I didn t pick upon some bough But I am done with apple picking now Essence of winter sleep is on the night The scene of apples I am drowsing off To conclude Frost is a pastoral poet with a difference as he has adopted a pastoral setting only to differentiate between simplicity and complexity