“True poetry can communicate before it is understood.” (Eliot) Poetry is something that can teach a lot in just a few lines. Many times it makes the reader see something in a new way, but it also has the ability to teach about the past. A poem like this is very significant. It is significant because it allows people today to appreciate their past. Life in the 20th century was very different than it is today. Back then life was much harder and people had to experience many difficult times both financially and physically. Many people worked in the fields and this required work for the whole family, not just the parents. From an early age, the children learned to plow farmland and take care of animals because their family needed their help to survive. Poems like this also teach how people felt in the past. When you read a poem, it has a certain mood, and these moods can say a lot about the feelings of the people who were alive during the time it was written. Poems from the past, like everything else, help teach people today about what happened in the past. Many of these things are bad because the only way to ensure that history doesn't repeat itself is to teach future generations what happened in the past and hope that they can understand why it should never happen again. Robert Frost is a poet who was able to teach his readers something about the past in a way that made it meaningful. 20th- and 21st-century poetry set in rural and natural areas, such as the poetry of Robert Frost, is significant because it gives people an appreciation for their ancestors, shows why things are the way they are today, and teaches people to appreciate the small things in life.Robert Frost is capable......middle of paper......ience Direct. Elsevier BV, nd Web. 20 February 2014. .Bedford, Phyllis. “Past experiences influence present and future experiences.” You too can fly. pjbedford.com and Web. 20 February 2014. .Eliot, T.S. "Poetry Quotes." Clever quote. Smart Quote and Web. February 20, 2014. Haynes, Mike. "Small things give meaning to life." Amarillo Globe News. Amarillo Globe News and Web. February 24, 2014. Marty, Myron. "Twentieth Century: Society in the United States." School. Scholastic and Web. 20 February. 2014. .