A Peck of Gold, Robert Frost: Summary & Analysis
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In "A Peck of Gold" by Robert Frost, the poet reminisces about a time when he was a child in the town of the Golden Gate, where the blowing dust was believed to be made of gold. Through the lens of childhood innocence and wonder, Frost explores themes of perception, the allure of the extraordinary, and the transformation of ordinary experiences into magical ones. A Peck of Gold by Robert Frost Dust always blowing about the town,
Except when sea-fog laid it down,
And I was one of the children told
Some of the blowing dust was gold.
All the dust the wind blew high
Appeared like god in the sunset sky,
But I was one of the children told
Some of the dust was really gold.
Such was life in the Golden Gate:
Gold dusted all we drank and ate,
And I was one of the children told,
'We all must eat our peck of gold.' Critical Analysis "A Peck of Gold" presents the perspective of a child in a town where blowing dust is perceived as a magical substance, some of which is belie…