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    In the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ the message is that everyone should be able to have a choice about what path in life he or she takes. In the poem‚ the speaker is walking along a path when the road splits into two. One path is more used and popular‚ but the other path is not used as much. This helps the reader understand the poem by explaining that you could either go the road more used and become like everyone else‚ or you could take the road not taken and be your own person within

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    which “road to take‚” while other people “jump in head first.” “The Road Not” is a poem about the choice between two decisions the narrator must make. “To be of use” is a poem about how people in the world today need to stop sitting around‚ being lazy and go out‚ find work‚ and do it to the best of their abilities.“The Road Not Taken” and “To be of use” are two poems in which their meanings differ‚ one is about making a decision and the other is about getting the job done. The “Road Not Taken”

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    “The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost Lindsey Stevens ENG102W September 22‚ 2012 “A Road Not Taken” is a poem that most of have read or heard of at one time or another by the writer Robert Frost. I first read this poem in Elementary school but it always stuck with me whenever I would read it again. “A Road Not Taken” shadows that we as humans make choices regardless if the choice was good or bad‚ there are consequences that affect our destiny. The setting of “A Road Not Taken” takes place

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    One of Robert Frost’s well known and most favored poem of all times is “The Road Not Taken.” The poem is fabricated of four stanzas which is made up of five lines each‚ and each line possess between eight and ten syllables in a approximately verse line pattern. The flow of the lines in each stanza range in an abaab tempo. The poem is so popular and familiar because the symbols of the poem is simple and easy to understand. The spokesman of the poem has the obligation to choose between two separate

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    In the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ the author exemplifies how our minds tend to look back at our memories and make the small‚ everyday decisions we previously took seem as though they were great acts of bravery and valor. The author wrote this poem to show how with the passing of time‚ our memories no longer remain reliable‚ as they tend to exaggerate what were once insignificant decisions. In the poem‚ the protagonist comes upon a diverging road and both of his options look the same

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    A “Worn Path” by Eudora Welty is about an elderly woman who encounters many difficulties during her journey to get medicine for her grandson. The Hero With A Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell is about the journeys that hero’s make and the many things they encounter. Phoenix’s journey corresponds to the hero’s journey in several different ways. The helpers‚ guardians‚ and tests prove that their journeys are similar. One way that Phoenix’s journey corresponds to the hero’s journey are the helpers

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    Left or Right In the poem‚ The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost‚ Frost describes a scenario in which he is looking down two different paths. He has come to a fork in the road and now must make a decision and pick which path he will take. To express what he really means when he talks of the two roads which is that in life there are always two choices a yes and a no‚ a good and a bed etc. Frost uses different types of figures of speech. The two main types of figures of speech that are used are metaphors

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    The Chimney Sweeper and The Road Not Taken The Road Not Taken and The Chimney Sweeper are both interesting pieces of work‚ which have similarities in their meaning‚ interpretations‚ and author’s experiences that shaped the writings. Of course‚ there are also differences in these areas as well. The meaning of each written work can vary widely from person to person. The Chimney Sweeper and The Road Not Taken can both be interpreted in several ways‚ including that of a loss of innocence. One

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    called “The Road Not Taken.” The three questions are‚ do you think the “road” that the speaker took was really the less traveled one? Why do you need to be a member? What do you think the chances are that the speaker will get to come back and try the other path? Do you think the speaker regrets his choice‚ or is happy about it? The speaker of the poem “The Road Not Taken” either takes the road less traveled by or takes the normal trail. I believe that the author of the poem “The Road Not Taken” chose

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    This marked a sense of departure from the men dominated principles. Eudora Welty: "A Worn Path" When the story of women is told‚ it is always one of will power and struggle. In as much as some stories do want to accentuate this by weaving around romance‚ most at times‚ the same romance has been definitive of the struggle. Phoenix is an elderly

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