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    What Road Society Will Take People often avoid trying new things for fear of unforeseen consequences. This may keep them from experiences that will change their lives for the better. A merit worthy piece of literature is one that has the ability to evoke any type of feelings towards something. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost does an excellent job of allowing readers to ponder the decisions that they have made in their lives. The poem encourages people to try new things and to give life a

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    view of life. People have lost track of what’s really important‚ being yourself and following your own path to success in life. Even in poetry‚ for example‚ Richard Cory by E.A. Robinson describes Richard as a fine gentleman that in most respects is viewed by others as some perfect being‚ one that many envy. In The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost‚ the speaker states that they had chosen the path that very few had chosen before and that had made all the difference. The speaker in Richard Cory by

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    poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost states that in life we are faced with many decisions‚ and these decisions do not always have a clear answer of which is the right path to take. The message of the poem is about life’s choices and making these important decisions. Making decisions is what life’s all about. The choices people make in their lifetime not only shape their entire life but depending on how big the decision is can make or break it. In this poem there are two different roads that the

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    The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost shows the narrator coming to a fork in the wood‚ which offers two paths to take. By use of symbolism and various verb tenses in different stanzas the author was able to convey the overall meaning of the poem. The narrator scrutinized the road but does not find a noticeable difference in the two paths and thus was stuck deciding whether which road is the better decision. However‚ in the fourth stanza‚ by the allegory “I took the one less traveled by” shows that the

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    In the poem “The Road Not Taken”‚ by Robert Frost‚ the theme is on how different choices can change your future. In stanza 1 he is saying how he could not travel both roads at the same time‚ he needed to pick one. In stanza 2 it is showing how he is choosing on of the paths that to him looks better to him. In stanza 3 it’s saying ow he could travel to other road another day. In stanza 1 he is saying how he could not travel both roads at the same time‚ he needed to pick one. In Lines 2 and 4‚ “And

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    Robert Frost’s poems ’The Road not Taken’‚ ’Mending Wall’‚ ’Tuft of Flowers’‚ and the film Clueless directed by Amy Hecklings explore the complex process of discovery. Personal discovery through experience and journey enable us to stimulate recognition of new identity and alter relationship of individuals. Baillie conveys the

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    Eudora Welty‚ author of A Worn Path‚ formated her narrator so that it would not have any part in the story other than telling it. From this‚ the reader is able to characterize the protagonist‚ Phoenix Jackson‚ as a woman who is very determined and loving and focused on one goal‚ bring medicine home to help her sick grandson. As a reader‚ one can tell that Phoenix is a very determined grandmother‚ for she had to face many challenges in order to help her grandson. On lines 35 to 37 the author describes

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    Description in Frost’s "The Road Not Taken" Robert Frost was an extraordinary poet who wrote from his heart. He is known for his use of everyday objects and settings in his poems. Many times he uses nature‚ such as trees‚ birds‚ rain‚ and flowers‚ for subjects in his poetry. As simple as they may seem‚ the poems are much more detailed than meets the eye. He also writes from many different perspectives‚ for example first person omniscient. In his poem "The Road Not Taken"‚ Frost creates an analogy

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    similarities. For example‚ Robert Frost’s poems “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” have an abundance of similarities. Although these poems may be about two different scenarios‚ and written years apart‚ they still contain these comparable aspects. In both poems‚ the speaker needs to make a choice‚ or has made a choice‚ and is reflecting on it. In the first poem‚ the speaker is looking back on a choice they made where they chose a path in the wood‚ and in the second poem‚ the speaker

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    A&P and Araby compare and contrast Individuals often miss their authentic selves when they are young and naive. However‚maybe these unexpected life interludes which they once regretted to let them happen sow the seeds of maturity and enlighten them to step forward.A&P by John Updike and Araby by James Joyce they both perfectly express this kind of ideology. When young people are set into a dull and constant living environment ‚they will have a sense

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