Robert Frost Poem

WE make ourselves a place apart
Behind light words that tease and flout,
But oh, the agitated heart
Till someone find us really out.
'Tis pity if the case require
(Or so we say) that in the end
We speak the literal to inspire
The understanding of a friend.
But so with all, from babes that play
At hide-and-seek to God afar,
So all who hide too well away
Must speak and tell us where they are.

The poem, Revelation, stood out to me because of how Frost talks about the heart and deeper feelings. I believe Frost's words speak about the facade people hide behind everyday and to which people really do not realize the challenges other people internally face daily. Of the many literary symobols Frost uses throughout the poem, one that stuck out to me the most was when he uses symbol. In his poem he writes "But oh, the agitated heart." He is trying to portray how people look normal on an emotional basis, but on the deeper level their heart is hurting much more than other people realize. He makes this statement not on a "literal" basis, which therefore makes it a symbol.