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    English Composition I 28 November 2012 “The Road Not Taken” Life is full of decisions that need to me made. These decisions could be simple or difficult to make. Either way‚ these decisions will affect our lives in some way. In Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” tells the story of a man who is taking a walk in the woods and reaches a fork in the road. He must choose which road to take with the 2 being very different from one another. In his poem‚ Frost uses the man’s walk in the woods as a metaphor

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    Robert Frost

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    Natures Theme "Nature is always hinting at us. It hints over and over again. And suddenly we take the hint." This quote was taken from Robert Frost and demonstrates his feelings toward nature. Robert Frost is a well known American poet who draws on nature as the subject of his poems. There are three main things that account for Robert Frost’s poetry. In his poems‚ he uses familiar subjects‚ like nature‚ people doing everyday things and simple language to express his thoughts. His poems

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    Maria McGuirt English‚ Essay 1 Instructor: Graves 13 April 2014 The Road Not Taken In discussions of the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ many people would misinterpret this poem to be posted on a Hallmark card‚ which would lean towards the joyful side. Conventional wisdom has it that the tone of the poem could be the explanation why this poem misguides most readers. Yet‚ there is a lot of irony and symbolism through out the reading that people could argue differently. Although

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    Robert Frost’s famous poem‚ The Road Not Taken‚ contains hidden messages that contribute to the reader’s everyday life. The poem revolves around the topic of choice‚ and the permanent effects that decisions have on human life. Human beings are exposed to life-changing decisions every day‚ and are forced to make a choices while being unaware of the outcome. The Road Not Taken suggests that every decision made in life will always have an impact on a person’s future‚ no matter how simple it may seem

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    Violet Mignot Dr. Dickerson English Honors 1 30 Oct. 2013 Poetry Essay #1 “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is about making choices. This poem has four stanzas. This poem is written entirely in first person. The two paths are symbols witch represents that everyone has choices in life. In my opinion‚ “The Road Not Taken” means that even though people might not be making the right choice go with what feels right. The first thing that I’ve seen in this poem is sadness. For example‚ “ I

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    Robert Frost One can only marvel at the grandeur of nature and its influence upon every aspect of the universe. The irony is that nature wears many different masks‚ for at times nature is kind‚ gentle‚ and giving; while‚ in an instant‚ it can turn harsh‚ unforgiving‚ and unrelenting. One phenomenon that is certain‚ though‚ is that nature is continually teaching new and old lessons with regard to life and survival. Robert Frost was an extremely insightful man who recognized the lessons of nature

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    poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frosts shows us how we must make many decision in life‚ despite not knowing where that decision will ultimately lead us. The continuous theme of the poem is man vs himself‚ where the speaker is conflicted internally with himself since he has to make a hard decision. He is in the middle of the autumn forest where the road he is traveling on‚ diverges into two. He is faced with the challenge of deciding which road to travel down. The setting and the roads have a bigger

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    The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler‚ long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; (5) Then took the other‚ as just as fair‚ And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same‚ (10) And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black

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    THE ROAD NOT TAKEN ROBERT FROST BACKGROUND Robert Frost (1874-1963) was an America poet. He is considered as one of the most valuable English poets. He grew up in New England and therefore he is known for his stylish‚ rural and simple description. The Road Not Taken is a narrative poem. Narrative poetry is a genre in which there is a narrator who tells the plot of the poem. The poem was written in 1915 and was published in 1916 in the collection Mountain Interval by Frost himself. Two roads

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    Rhys shows the ways in which Antoinette is affected by being perceived as a woman of color even if technically she is not by comparing Antoinette’s life to the life of colored people through the use of symbolism. Antoinette is perceived as a woman of color because of her history‚ the culture she chose to identify with as a young child‚ and her marriage with Rochester. Jean Rhys shows how Antoinette is negatively and positively affected by being perceived as a colored women. Jean Rhys uses the

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