My November Guest Summary & Analysis
by Robert Frost

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The speaker of Robert Frost's "My November Guest" personifies "Sorrow," comparing her to a "guest" who walks with the speaker through the countryside and delights in autumn's moody beauty. In listening to her "praise" the dark, wet, and empty landscape, the speaker learns to be charmed by fall's stark "beauties" as well. The poem suggests the importance of making space for sorrow, which can teach people to see beauty in unexpected places. It also illustrates how connecting with nature is one way of feeling less alone. Frost published "My November Guest" in his first poetry collection, A Boy's Will, in 1913.

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