"Do not follow where the path may lead Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." -Robert Frost Everyone is a traveler‚ choosing the road to follow on the map of his journey‚ life. There is never a straight path that leaves one with a sole direction in which to head. Regardless of the original message that Robert Frost had intended to convey‚ his poem‚ "The Road Not Taken"‚ has left its readers with many different interpretations. It is one’s past‚ present‚ and the attitude with
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In this book there are many interesting moments that twist the story and cause you to make predictions. The use of foreshadowing to help make you predict a different outcome of the story was effective in the short story The Road Not Taken. In the next three paragraphs I will talk about the roxolana appearance‚ how I thought the roxolani would conquer earth‚ and how the the people of earth and roxolani are prepared to go to battle. The first thing I predicted was the appearance of the roxolani
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not be fooled by the simple words and the easiness of the rhymes; this is a very difficult form to achieve in English without debilitating a poem’s content with forced rhymes. Commentary This is a poem to be marveled at and taken for granted. Like a big stone‚ like a body of water‚ like a strong economy‚ however it was forged it seems that‚ once made‚ it has always been there. Frost claimed that he wrote it in a single nighttime sitting; it just came to him. Perhaps one hot‚ sustained burst is
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of The Road Not Taken The literary work that captured my attention was Robert Frost’s‚ The Road Not Taken. This particular poem caught my attention because of the metaphor it presents. The narrator comes to a fork in the road while walking through the yellow woods. He considers both paths and concludes that each one is equally well-traveled and appealing. After choosing one of the roads‚ the narrator tells himself that he will come back to this fork one day in order to try the other road. However
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LESSONS FROM GEESE By Milton Olson* 1. As each bird flaps its wings‚ it creates “uplift” for the following bird. By flying in a “V” formation‚ the whole flock adds 71% greater flying range than if the bird flew alone. LESSON: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are traveling on the thrust of one another. 2. Whenever a goose falls out of formation‚ it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone
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“Literature is the plane‚ and train‚ and the road. It is the destination and the journey.” Discuss this statement‚ focusing on how composers of texts represent the concept of the inner or physical or imaginative journey. Prescribed text: ‘Two Weeks with the Queen’ A plane‚ a train and the road: a poem‚ a play and a short story. The above quotation is telling us that literature is the vehicle which takes us on the journey in a similar way to a plane‚ train or road‚ but it can also be the end point of
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use of symbolism or descriptive wording. In the poem “The Road Not Taken” (Frost‚ 1916) or short stories “A Worn Path” Welty‚ 1941 or “Used to Live Here Once” (Rhys‚ 1976) – There is a prevalent theme. No matter what solitary journey we find ourselves on‚ ‘we’ determine how the journey ends. The solitary journey that each of these literary pieces share is presented differently in each inciting. Robert Frost designed “The Road Not Taken” with specific designs in the narrative that revealed for
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English Wednesday April 4‚ 2012 “Perspective Matters” As children‚ we learn that there are five human senses: sight‚ sound‚ taste‚ smell‚ and touch. Upon reflection and memory‚ I realize that sight is always listed first in the list of senses. It may just be a reflex or a habit to do so‚ or maybe it’s just human nature to place high emphasis on sight. Sight is taken for granted by most of us‚ and when we encounter non-sighted individuals‚ we have an emotional and physical reaction that
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FitzGerald’s Rubaiyat. New York: New York U P‚ 1989. Lathem‚ Edward Connery‚ ed. The Poetry of Robert Frost. New York: Holt‚ 1979. Laurence‚ Coupe. “Kenneth Burke: Pioneer of Ecocriticism.” Journal of American Studies 35 (2001): 413-31. Myers‚ Jack‚ and Michael Simms. Longman Dictionary and Handbook of Poetry. New York: Longman‚ 1985. Parini‚ Jay. Robert Frost: A life. New York: Holt‚ 1999. Poirier‚ Richard. “Frost‚ Winnicott‚ Burke.” Raritan 2 (1982): 114-27. Rueckert‚ William H. Encounters with Kenneth Burke
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On a Tree Fallen across the Road In Robert Frost’s English sonnet‚ “On a Tree Fallen across the Road”‚ Frost uses imagery‚ alliteration‚ metaphors‚ personification‚ and symbols to portray his theme. Frost uses all of these literate devices to bring out his point in the poem; overcoming obstacles. He believes that we will always face struggles in life and come across unexpected surprises that may or may not be good. This does not mean that this will stop us in our tracks‚ but will help shape us
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