The title of a poem can be very influential on the way we read it. Any skillful poet will create a title that provokes thought and develops meaning to the poems content. This year in English we have studied many poems by Robert Frost but there were two particular poems that caught my eye as soon as I read their titles. These were "Out, Out -" and "The Fear". Upon reading the title "Out, Out …showed first 75 words of 1856 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1856 total…which when linked to the quote from Shakespeare's Macbeth shows us the title of the poem is setting up the whole theme of living life to the full and looking for your hour upon the stage. Another example would be "The Fear", it's a poem about, as the title suggests, a woman who is facing up to her fears. This title is also cleverly chosen as it instantly sets a scene of insecurity and anticipation.