“The Road Not Taken” and “Nothing Gold Can Stay” are just two of many very famous poems, written by none other than Robert Frost. Robert Frost is a poet well known for his poetic contributions to nature, as well as his award-winning poems. His poetic ability and knowledge make him an extraordinary author. His past; including school, family and the times in which he wrote influenced almost all of his poems in one way or another. This very famous poet contributed to the era of modernism, had an interesting family and life story, as well as a unique poetic style. The literary era in which Robert Frost wrote was the era of modernism. This era was a time when poets, and artists in general, were beginning to rebel against the "normal" way of writing poetry or performing arts. The poetic term for this is known as poetic license. In “The Rose Family” by Robert Frost, he writes: “And now the theory says: The apple is a rose, And the pear is, and so is the plum, I suppose (quotations.about.com). The style of this line, along with the rest of the poem, represents poetic license. Furthermore, by using the word theory, Frost shows his abstract idea about the “theory” of beauty, which is also considered as a connotation or metaphor. This contributes greatly to the era of modernism, as it shows the unique structure of ideas and poetic devices created throughout this period. Another poem in which Frost depicts his modern times is the poem "The Oven Bird". The free verse of this poem depicts a part of the modern era. The modern era consisted primarily of free verse without defined meter, and also contained a...... middle of paper ......work/markport/lit/introlit/modern.htm>."Modern poetry. " The University of Texas at Arlington - UT Arlington - UTA. Internet. February 15, 2010. “Purdue OWL.” Welcome to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). Internet. February 15, 2010. “Biography of Robert Frost.” Famous Poets and Poems - Read and enjoy poetry. Internet. February 15, 2010. “Robert Frost: The Rose Family.” Quotes Quotes. Internet. February 15, 2010. “Robert Frost.” Www.kirjasto.sci.fi. Internet. February 15, 2010. “On “The Road Not Taken”” Welcome to English. Internet. February 15. 2010. .