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    Robert Frost‚ an American-born English poet who could never feel satisfied in one location‚ constantly sought out travel throughout his hard experiences and times when life felt dull (Pritchard). However cliché the symbol of a journey might appear as life‚ in Frost’s case the journeys he took really did reflect each element or turning point in his existence. From his birth in 1874 in San Francisco to his move to Lawrence‚ Massachusetts after his father’s death‚ to Dartmouth for college‚ back to

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    John F. Kennedy once proclaimed “Because of Robert Frost’s life and work… our hold on this planet has increased.” To elucidate on Kennedy’s quote‚ through Frost’s contributions he has changed many views on poetry. He becomes a very successful poet once he starts to publish his works to the public. Robert Frost’s background‚ works of poetry‚ and the age of disillusionment all played a major part in his fame. To begin‚ Robert Frost was an American poet who was welcomed into the world by his parents

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    Kia Wells Eng 102 20 September 2013 “The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost The poem “The Road Not taken by Robert Frost was published back in the year of 1916.The poem was printed in Italics and consists of 4 stanzas. This poem is also considered and known to be one of Robert Frost’s most popular poems. In this essay I will explore The Road Not Taken. I try to fully understand if Frost felt disappointment in his life due to certain decisions that are made. Stanza four of the poem is where the

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    food to eat‚ what friends to make‚ and how to live. Sometimes the smallest decision can change your life forever; for better or for worse. These choices often make us who we are. Robert Frost wrote the poem The Road Not Taken as a representation of someone who is presented with a difficult decision. He has said that the speaker in his poem was supposed to be his dear friend Edward Thomas‚ who‚ once making a decision‚ would always regret not picking the other choice. He uses literary devices to establish

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    taken – Robert Frost The poem ‘the road not taken’ explores the concept of journey in two ways. There is a metaphorical meaning that Discusses the choices made in life‚ as well as a physical journey that sends him on a quest through a path of uncertainty. Frost’s use of poetic techniques allows the reader to interpret these journeys in their own way. The physical journey takes place when the persona ‚ in this case frosthas to choose between two paths. It is identified that frost is the persona

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    Robert Frost’s Use of Animals and Insects in His Works Robert Frost was born on March 26‚ 1874 in California and moved to New Hampshire when he was eleven years old‚ after his father died. In his poems about familiar objects and characters of New England give his readers a sense of being there no matter where it was read. Frost’s transcendentalist view of nature and the descriptions of the way nature made him feel pulls the reader in and makes them feel like he is a part of the story. In a number

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    Decision Making: Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Nature has inspired many famous poets to come out with some of the best and fascinating poems. Robert Frost is a popular American poet who has written some of the best poems touching upon various subjects. Amongst the many poems of Robert Frost‚ “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” are quite popular and impressive. The former is about youth and experiencing life and the latter

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    Robert Frost the Gold Medal poet “In three word i can sum up everything i’ve learned about life: it goes on”- Robert Frost(BrainyQuote). Robert Frost is an accomplished poet‚ he did cool things like reading a poem at the JFK inauguration(biography.com). Some of Frost’s best known poems are Birches‚ Mending Wall‚ The Road Not Taken‚ and Fire and Ice(robertfrost.org). Frost had moved to europe facing hardships in his literary career‚ but when he was forced to return to the US after WW1 he was surprised

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    It is no secret how Robert Frost feels about walls after reading his poem “Mending Wall”. To say that Frost admired and favored walls would be a lie. On the contrary‚ based on his poem it is apparent that he would prefer there be no walls present. I was led to ask myself‚ what type of wall is Frost referring to? It is not merely a physical wall made of stone‚ but a barrier that people place among each other to create an illusion of separation and protection. The style of the poem makes it simple

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    Robert Frost effectively utilizes literary techniques involving metaphors‚ personification and imagery to describe internal struggles prevalent throughout life. Although‚ “Desert Places” and “The Road Not Taken” differ in the messages they bring to the reader’s attention and general themes‚ they both describe internal struggle dealt with by the narrator and use the setting as a metaphor. Desert Places‚ is based on the theme of loneliness and isolation. The narrator does not appear to believe that

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