After Apple Picking by Robert Frost is about a character who is apple picking and explains his thoughts about these actions. In the first two lines, Frost alludes to a biblical reference Jacob's Ladder. This biblical reference is a story about Jacob who dreams of a ladder that goes to heaven. The rungs on this ladder are built of good deeds, therefore the more good deeds you commit the faster you will get to heaven. In this poem the character is picking apples which could be considered a good deed. Throughout this poem the poet uses negative connotation towards apple picking. Fragments such as "I am done with apple picking" give the reader a hint that the character does not enjoy apple picking. He also repeats descriptions of the apples that appeal to your senses to show how the apples are always bothering the character, and are always on the characters mind. Later in the poem it speak of dreams that the character has which embellishes the idea of apples having a strong control on this characters mental state. This characters annoyance from the apple picking defeats the purpose of committing this good deed and does not help him climb Jacob's Ladder. The last part of this poem really helps establish the characters view of apple picking. He talks about "this sleep of mine, whatever sleep Is". By describing he sleep ways like this it shows that he doesn't sleep very well. All of his activity of apple picking really bothers him mentally and physically. Physically his sleeping habits have changed as he contemplates if he will sleep like a woodchuck or human.
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