“New Hampshire” by Robert Frost is not only one of his longest poems, but it also shows many different ideas that Frost may have had during his time in New Hampshire. The ideas presented in this poem range from poetic styles to differences between states, the advantages of being in New Hampshire, and even glimpses into the life of Robert Frost. The differences between the states Frost describes are evident in this poem. Frost “[switches] back and forth between the people the speaker has met and the conclusions he has drawn about them,” (Fagan) and each of the people is described as being from a different state, representing that state. Frost first describes meeting "a Southern lady who said/.../'None of my family ever worked, or had/A thing to sell'" (Frost). Frost then goes on to describe how he feels about his lifestyle. Believing that "[people] can work..." if they have the means or the will, he says "...having something to sell is that/is the disgrace in man, state or nation?" (Frost). Then he meets "a traveler from Arkansas/who boasted of his state as beautiful/for diamonds and apples," Frost's remark, "'I see the porter made your bed,'" shows that he believes the Arkansas must be a galvanized state and that this traveler must be wealthy, upper class Arkansas. Next, Frost meets “a Californian who would / Talk about California: such a blessed state, / Says that, climate-wise, no bad guy ever died there / A natural death, and Watch Committees / They had to organize to supply the cemeteries/And avenge the humanity of the state”, by this the Californian means that normally all the bad people were executed and buried to protect the humanity of the state. Frost mutters “'Just the way Stefansson keeps running'…” referring to how Stefansson was forced… halfway through the paper… and revealing glimpses of his life. “New Hampshire” is the product of Robert Frost's desire to take on the role of the “simple New Hampshire farmer,” even though he was actually trained as a town writer, (Fagan). Works Cited Frost, Robert. New Hampshire. American poems. Gunnar Bengtsson, February 20, 2003.Web. 8 Apr. 2012.768>. Copyright © 2000-2012 Fagan, Deirdre. "'New Hampshire'." Critical Companion to Robert Frost: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work, Critical Companion. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2007. Bloom's Literary Reference Online. Facts On File, Inc.http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?ItemID=WE54&SID=5&iPin=CCRF224&SingleRecord=True (accessed April 8, 2012).Meyers, Jeffrey. Robert Frost: A Biography. April 10, 1996. Np: HoughtonMifflin, 1996. Print.