a commet on a peom Comment on the poem “A girl” A Girl By Robert Frost The tree has entered my hands The sap has ascended my arms The tree has grown in my breast Downward, The branches grow out of me, like arms Tree you are, Moss you are, You are violets with wind Above them. A child- so high- you are, And all this is folly to the world. The poet Robert Frost created a whole image about a girl in the above poem. From the surface meaning, we can stipulate that the poet falls in love with the girl who was compared to a tree. The girl’s character seems as a tree in the poet’s eyes, which has “entered his hands and grown in his breast”. The poet’s imagination worth high praise and admiration, and I’d like to focus my comments on the symbolic meaning of this poem. First, on the first few lines, the poet compares his beloved girl to a tree. Focusing on the tree’s nature, it will not be difficult for us to find that trees are strong and vital. The girl’s love and nature, just like the tree, grows strong and deep in his heart. The love of the two young lovers grows so strong and admirable that the sap has ascended the poet’s arms and the branches grow out of him like arms. A few lines beneath, the poet’s referred “moss you are”, his imagination grow wilder. He compared his girl to the moss. To our common sense, moss grows quickly, spread all the ground rapidly. Just like the moss, the girl’s love and image grow in his mind quickly and spread all his soul, taking up all his heart. Then, “The violets with wind” expressed us with genteel, comfortable and pleasure feelings. Women are usually compared to violet under some great literates’ pens because its beauty and purity. The poet uses the same metaphor to show the girls lovely and genteel aspects.