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    To what lengths will someone ever remember their home and recognize the things they’ve once known? Stories have been used throughout the ages to not only create a tale that can cause to the reader great imagination and wonders‚ it is also common for them to hide several meanings and twists to the adventure. Through the portraits of her life‚ and the perils of her adventures‚ Jean Rhys’ has incorporated many of the paths of her life into the illustrations she had developed into short stories. These

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    Compare/Contrast Two Literary Works Sara M. Suarez ENG 125 Professor Andrea Moak September 3‚ 2012 The two literary works that I chose to compare and contrast for this paper are I Used to Live Here by Jean Rhys and The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Symbolism of the journey is in both of these written works and I feel that it makes them both stronger and more appealing to the reader. When pieces of literature are able to touch a reader and make them feel alive I think that the author

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    Robert Frost effectively utilizes literary techniques involving metaphors‚ personification and imagery to describe internal struggles prevalent throughout life. Although‚ “Desert Places” and “The Road Not Taken” differ in the messages they bring to the reader’s attention and general themes‚ they both describe internal struggle dealt with by the narrator and use the setting as a metaphor. Desert Places‚ is based on the theme of loneliness and isolation. The narrator does not appear to believe that

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    what clothing to wear‚ what food to eat‚ what friends to make‚ and how to live. Sometimes the smallest decision can change your life forever; for better or for worse. These choices often make us who we are. Robert Frost wrote the poem The Road Not Taken as a representation of someone who is presented with a difficult decision. He has said that the speaker in his poem was supposed to be his dear friend Edward Thomas‚ who‚ once making a decision‚ would always regret not picking the other choice. He uses

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    When people open up to different opportunities‚ it is the initial response by human nature to pick the opportunity that will give you the most benefit. The concept of having to pick between two paths has been identified in the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. There have been times when a person had to choose a specific path that they though they should take but the truth of the matter was it ended up being the wrong choice. In life it is normal for people to make mistakes because we were

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    English 101 Burstrem October 7‚ 2009 The Road Not Taken Life is full of choices and decisions that could ultimately change the outcome of our lives. In the poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ a traveler is destined to make that decision. This traveler man has to decide which road to take‚ one that is frequently traveled‚ and the one that is not. After contemplating which road to follow‚ he comes to the decision to take the road less traveled because he doesn’t want to follow in

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    all will hit a point in our lives where we have to make some decisions‚ some more than others‚ and Robert Frost alludes to this in a relatable way in his poem “The Road Not Taken”. Frost uses some great images to describe the situation the narrator is in. He also lets you visualize the thoughts and actions that the narrator is making. There are so many ways you can tell what Frost is saying in this poem by taking a close look into his many uses of symbolism. Frosts first use of symbolism in his

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    A Traveler Chooses Their Path Robert Frost‚ the author of "The Road Not Taken‚" writes about how a person must choose his or her own path in life. Everyone is a traveler‚ who must choose how to live his or her life. This poem demonstrates Robert Frost’s belief that the road a person chooses to follow in their life will define what kind of person they will become‚ and how fulfilling their life will be. He describes the choice as difficult‚ and with consequences. He reminds the reader that their choice

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    Robert Frost analyses the concept of journeys in his poem ‘The Road Not Taken’‚ using allegory as a technique to convey a message of an inner and emotional journey. These journeys are concealed by a physical journey which Frost writes of; one of choosing between two roads in the woods during autumn. Robert Frost explores the difficulty involved in choosing between two ‘roads’ – one of which he must take in order to continue on the journey of life. In ‘The Road Not Taken’‚ he also discusses his emotions

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    The road not takenRobert Frost The poem ‘the road not taken’ explores the concept of journey in two ways. There is a metaphorical meaning that Discusses the choices made in life‚ as well as a physical journey that sends him on a quest through a path of uncertainty. Frost’s use of poetic techniques allows the reader to interpret these journeys in their own way. The physical journey takes place when the persona ‚ in this case frost‚ has to choose between two paths. It is identified that frost

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