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    that comes up on google is “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. This poem is about the idea of decision making and deciding which path is the right path to take in life. Robert Frost wrote this poem in the first person which raises the question‚ whether the speaker is the poet himself or a character was created for this poem. The poem has four stanzas and each stanza has five verses. Each verse contains four stressed syllables. The poet uses a metaphor to compare roads to the many decisions in life

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    The Road Not Taken Analysis

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    The Road Not Taken Analysis Author: Poetry of Robert Frost | | Mountain Interval1916Two 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;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‚And both that morning equally lay

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    ENG-102 27 February 2012 The poems that I have decided to write about are‚ “Acquaint With The Night”‚ and “A Road Not Taken”‚ by Robert Frost. Frost was exposed to literature from an early age both of his parents were teachers. He started writing at the age of fifteen; he admired writers such as William Shakespeare‚ Robert Buras‚ and William Wordsworth. (Spencer and Chris) I believe that Frost wrote “Acquaint With The Night” because it was during a time of depression just after the stock market

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    The Road Not Taken As I read and analyzed this poem I became aware that it is indeed a great poem and that the reader must dig deep in order to find the true message of the poem. Careful readers shall not be tricked. The Basic Subject of the Poem The poem starts off with the title “The Road Not Taken.” At first sight this title could be used as foreshadow that the following poem will be about making a mistake‚ not making the right choice (not taking the right road) therefore establishing a

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    purpose. Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is a popular poem that is often misinterpreted as a message to nonconformity. However‚ the poem’s use of symbolism and subtle irony reflects a regretful tone to cultivate its true message about the complexities of decision making and missed opportunities. The use of Frost’s imagery can be first found in the title‚ “The Road Not Taken.” The title introduces its main use of symbolism with roads. The figurative use of roads throughout the poem is a metaphor

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    In the poems “Identity”‚ by Julio Noboa Polanco‚ and “The Road Not Taken”‚ by Robert Frost‚ there are many prime examples of alliteration‚ repetition‚ rhyme‚ and rhythm. To begin with‚ “Identity” uses repetition by repeating the words “I’d rather be” in stanzas two‚ four‚ and the beginning and end of stanza five. The poem “The Road Not Taken” uses repetition by starting lines: two‚ three‚ and four with “and” in stanza one‚ “and” in line seven‚ line eleven starts with “and”‚ line twenty also starts

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    Road Not Taken Metaphors

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    The Poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ is a very deep and moving story about the struggle of choices made in everyday life. Frost is figuratively stating in the poem that choices about a person’s future are usually very difficult to make and the outcomes will always be a mystery. Frost uses a good deal of poetic devices within this piece but theme and metaphor help give the story a better image for the reader. The major theme in Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken‚" is about making choices

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    The Road Not Taken - 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

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    "The Road Not Taken" and "Birches" are two poems by Robert Frost seemingly inspired by nature. Robert Frost was a poet who lived from 1874 to 1963. His poems can be related to the book Into the Wild. Into the Wild is a story about the life and death of Chris McCandles covered by Jon Krakaur who is somewhat of a nature enthusiast himself. In "The Road not Taken" Frost talks about a fork in the road and seeing that he is only one person he has to choose one path over the other‚ after thinking for

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    Tone Of The Road Not Taken

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    well-known poem “The Road Not Taken” he writes about an experience that all humans go through at some point in their lives. The poet helps us to better understand this message by his use of tone and literary devices throughout the poem. “The Road Not Taken” is about a traveler who comes upon a fork in the road. There are two paths‚ and he has to decide which one he should take. However‚ when you read between the lines of this

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