The Road Not Taken By: Robert Frost Imagine that your making a decision and you are stuck to choose between two things that could change and impact your life greatly. What would you do? What pathway would you take? Robert Frost wrote ‘The Road Not Taken’ in 1916 at the age of 42 in New England‚ Massachusetts. ‘The Road Not Taken’ is one of his most popular works due to the ideology of choices that people would have to face in their life. In the early 20th century‚ Robert Frost based the majority
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he could not take both roads. 2. The traveler could not decide which road to choose. They both looked equally fair. 3. The speaker looked down the road to where it bend in the undergrowth. 4. One way always lead on to another‚ so the speaker doubt that he would ever come back. 5. In the future‚ the speaker will be telling about his experience with a fair. A. Describe or draw the scene that the poet describes. One person has a dilemma‚ he has to choose one road out of two‚ the choice
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Though it may seem to have a deep meaning‚ this poem that was written by Robert Frost‚ "The Road Not Taken" was originally about Frost’s indecisive hiking partner. The poem is a narrative poem that presents a metaphoric twist on the concept of making life choices through loose iambic tetrameter. It consists of four five-line stanzas‚ also known as quintains. It also follows an abaab rhyme scheme with roughly nine syllables per line. From the vivid imagery that acts as an extended metaphor through
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LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES Metaphor Genuine metaphors Trite(dead) metaphors Metonymy Metonymy Metonymy is the substitution of one word for another with which it is associated: ‘The White House said…’ (the American government) ; the press (newspapers and magazines); the cradle(infancy‚ place of origin);the grave(death); The hall applauded; The marble spoke; The kettle is boiling; I am fond of Agatha Christie; We didn’t speak because there were ears all around us; He was about a sentence away from
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Analysis of “The Road Not Taken” The poem “The Road Not Taken” was written by the famous poet Robert Frost. Robert Frost was born on March 26‚ 1874‚ to journalist William Prescott Frost Jr.‚ and Isabelle Moodie. He moved around the United States‚ and eventually to Great Britain. He died January 29‚ 1963. He wrote the poem “The Road Not Taken” in 1916. At the time that the poem was written‚ Robert Frost was living in a little cottage in Britain. He received inspiration for the poem
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Michael Beltran March 30‚ 2014 English 1302 Mr. Weesner Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken” Poetry Explication “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost expresses the theatrical encounter between determining which of the two paths to go onto not knowing what the decisions will lead to as they come upon him/her on the way. That being said‚ the speaker makes a slight curve and claims‚ “Two roads diverged in a wood‚ and I- I took the one less traveled by...” when in the beginning he ultimately chooses
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THE ROAD NOT TAKEN ROBERT FROST BACKGROUND Robert Frost (1874-1963) was an America poet. He is considered as one of the most valuable English poets. He grew up in New England and therefore he is known for his stylish‚ rural and simple description. The Road Not Taken is a narrative poem. Narrative poetry is a genre in which there is a narrator who tells the plot of the poem. The poem was written in 1915 and was published in 1916 in the collection Mountain Interval by Frost himself. Two roads
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Violet Mignot Dr. Dickerson English Honors 1 30 Oct. 2013 Poetry Essay #1 “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is about making choices. This poem has four stanzas. This poem is written entirely in first person. The two paths are symbols witch represents that everyone has choices in life. In my opinion‚ “The Road Not Taken” means that even though people might not be making the right choice go with what feels right. The first thing that I’ve seen in this poem is sadness. For example‚ “ I
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The Road Not Taken English 102; Literature and Composition Summer Term D 2014 Tracy Cooper/25972805 Thesis: “The Road Not Taken‚” by Robert Frost emphasizes the importance of making wise decisions in life that hopefully will not lead to disappointment and regret in the future. Decision-making involve risks. Sometimes hasty decisions can yield devastating and life changing results to one’s life in the present or future. Experience and seeking God is an advantage
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analyses of The Road Not Taken and explain how it has helped you understand the significance of the poem. George Montiero and Mark Richardson outline the significance of the poem‚ The Road Not Taken‚ by Robert Frost. Their critical analyses of the poem broaden your understanding of the meanings hidden in the text. By detailing some of Robert Frosts history‚ and his background you get a better understanding of the message he is portraying within the text. "THE ROAD NOT TAKEN" can be read
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