“A Worn Path”: Struggle for Racial Equality In “A Worn Path”‚ a short story by Eudora Welty‚ the main character‚ an old colored woman named Phoenix‚ slowly but surely makes her way down a “worn path” through the woods. Throughout her journey‚ she runs into many obstacles such as a thorny bush and a hunter. She overcomes these obstacles and continues with her travels. She finally reaches her destination‚ the doctor’s office‚ where she gets medicine for her sick grandson back home. Many critics have
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different from any other pieces of writing is its capability of being approached from different viewpoints. Works of literature are potentially capable of providing sufficient material for a vast variety of interpretations. Robert Frost’s poem‚ ’The Road not Taken’‚ an early 20th century‚ modern poem replete with numerous multi-layered significations‚ is a perfect example. Deconstructive reading of this poem is only one among many possible approaches‚ and‚ in my idea‚ not the most inclusive one. All the
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Robert Frost‚ author of the poem‚ “The Road Not Taken‚” writes about a point in his life when he reaches a divide. He illustrates this concept through a fork in the woods‚ something that many people reading this would find themselves relating to. This section of the poem‚ along with the rest of the poem‚ is composed in such a way that every line from there onwards further explains how the story unfolds once one of the paths between the two that face a person‚ is chosen. It can be said that Frost
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"The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” describes a traveler faced with a choice of which one of two roads to travel. He knows not where either road might lead. In order to continue on his journey‚ he can pick only one road. He scrutinizes both roads for the possibilities of where they may take him in his travels. Frost’s traveler realizes that regret is inevitable. Regardless
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The three literary pieces‚ “The Road Not Taken” (poem)‚ and the two
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The poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is structurally created with four stanzas and 5 lines within each stanza. The poem has a rhyme scheme of A B A A B‚ which helps the poem flow. This connection between each of these stanzas causes the poem to be linked at every point‚ never disconnected. Also‚ there is a similar syllable structure for the first line of every stanza‚ further keeping the poem connected at each break. The title of the poem acts as foreshadowing for the piece of poetry. The
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make decisions consciously‚ subconsciously‚ and constantly. After reading Robert Frost’s poem‚ The Road Not Taken‚ I began to ponder the value of the speaker’s words. The speaker demonstrates decision making by describing a person as a traveler‚ debating which road to take on his journey. In The Road Not Taken‚ the traveler comes across two roads; however‚ there are often more questionable paths in life. In essence‚ this poem uses different symbols to stress the fact that people have choices in
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Lesson Plan Learning area: English (FL) Lesson topic: ‘The road not taken’ by Robert Frost (Poetry) Grade: 8 Duration of the lesson: 45min Learning outcomes: * Learning outcome 1- Listening: learner will be able to listen for information and enjoyment‚ and respond appropriately and critically in a wide range of situations. * Learning outcome 3- Speaking and viewing: the leaner will be able to read and view for information and enjoyment‚ and respond critically to the aesthetic‚ cultural
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“The Road Not Taken‚” by Robert Forest (1994). ‘The Road Not Taken’ is more than a poem about someone trying to decide which road he’s going to take on a stroll to the woods. Its’s actually a poem about the journey of life. “Two roads diverged in a yellow road‚” (p.1919) symbolize a person’s life. The narrator’s choice about which road to take represents the different decisions we sometimes have to make and how those decisions will affect the future. For example‚ choosing between two equally desire
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The speaker in Robert Frost ’s "The Road Not Taken" gives the reader insight into human nature with each line of poetry. While‚ Frost had not originally intended for this to be an inspirational poem‚ line by line‚ the speaker is encouraging each reader to seek out his or her own personal path in the journey of life. Romanticizing the rural woods of New England creates the perfect setting for the theme of self-discovery laid out and described by the speaker. Robert Frost ’s original intent in
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