"The Road Not Taken" deals with the choice between two "roads," and the results of the choice that the poet makes. It raises the evident question of whether it is better to choose a road in which many travel, or to choose the road less traveled and explore it yourself. ... The setting in "The Road Not Taken," is very important. ... The reader can determine that as he stands before these two roads he is very confused and even frightened as in which road to pick. ... The road which leads them to what they believe to be happiness....

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Such a course of action was a road never taken by Frost, a road he had been taught to avoid. ... Everyone is a traveler on life's roads. In the poem there is never just one road to take. ... Both roads lead to the unknown and although he tries to see as far as the road stretches he cannot see where it will take him. ... The road the traveler does not take becomes the "Road Not Taken" as is the name of the poem. ...

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A good example of a resolved poem by Frost is The Road Not Taken. The Road Not Taken was one of many poems that Robert Frost wrote. ... The repetition of wear of the roads signals that the speakers is weighing which road to take carefully, but is unable to decide. ... Finally, the speaker chooses "the road less traveled by." ... I shall pretend as we all do, that I took the less traveled road. ...

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The Road not Taken and many other poems of Robert Frost appeal to me. ... The narrator describes coming to a problem with the fork in the road. ... This can be inferred because the narrator took the road "less traveled by". ... Frost's "difference" (The Road not Taken ln20) was always in him. ... The road that Frost took was not only the "different" road and the right road for him, but also the only road that he could possibly have taken. ...

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" Will I take the road less traveled, or will I take the road that is traveled by the group. ... I decided to pick the road less taken and told the truth. ... "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood." ... In the poem "The Road Not Taken" Frost asks what road the reader will take. ... " In the poem "Road Not Taken" the setting is in a "in a yellow wood," not on a manmade road. ...

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The Road Not Taken The speaker stands in the woods, considering a junction in the road. ... And he admits that someday in the future he will recreate the scene with a slight twist: He will claim that he took the less-traveled road. ... Paths in the woods and splits in roads are ancient and deep-seated metaphors for the lifeline, its crises and decisions. ... It does not say, "When you come to a split in the road, study the footprints and take the road less traveled by". ... First, there is no less-traveled road in this poem; it isn't even an option. ...

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In his poem, the Road Not Taken, Frost once again uses first person to tell the story. He begins by setting his scene as a wooded area, with a fork in the road. ... He talks about he is but one lone traveler in the forest, and is looking long and hard down the roads. ... The man also mentions that no matter what path he chooses, he"ll inevitably be faced with this same problem down the road again. ... Exploring is the very core of the meaning in "The Road Less Traveled." ...

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To his coy mistress The road not taken Sea Fever To His Coy Mistress - Andrew Marvell - 1621-78 Had we but world enough, and time, This coyness, Lady, were no crime We would sit down and think which way To walk and pass our long love's day. ... The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost - 1874-1963 Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, 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 havi...

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Finally, in "Song of the Open Road", Whitman clarifies his views and perceptions on life ("Henceforth I ask not good-fortune; Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing, Strong and content, I travel the open road."). ...

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Through the history of the United States there have been a countless numbers of poets. With them came an equal number of writing styles. Certainly one of the most unique poets to write life's story through his own view of the world and with the ambition to do it was Walter Whitman. Greatly criticize...

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Thesis Statement: Robert Frost explores many different aspects of writing. An analysis of the astounding collection of poetry and stories by Robert Frost I find the themes of ironary, satire, and most of all nature to be present and pe...

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John Keats "Ode to Psyche" is a lyrical poem that is revealed through a euphoric utopia where ideas and aspirations become the fundamental elements that maintain the human spirit. The persona's perpetual love for the goddess Psyche is clear by way of his proposal to create the perfect life for her....

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The "quest" genre has an enduring quality. In its various forms it has maintained it value and popularity throughout literary history. Discuss this statement with reference to TWO texts studied this year- one pre-1900 and one twentieth century. Defined as a "search or pursuit made in order to...

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During the Tang era, the developed economy and frequently culture intercommunion by the Silk Road made great contribution to the grand cosmopolitan culture at Tang Dynast. Therefore, as the strongest and most advanced country in the world the culture and civilization has become grew very fast. The p...

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Biography of Walt Whitman Walt Whitman was born on May 31, 1819, on the West Hills of Long Island, New York. His mother of Dutch decent and Quaker faith was illiterate. His father of English lineage was an impoverished farmer. Young Walt, the second of nine, was withdrawn from public school at t...

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The poem begins with what appears to be a couple walking along during a nice summer day, and there they saw the object that was the dead animal that was laying belly up on the side of the road with its legs spread like a prostitute. ...

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One of the more difficult aspects of understanding poetry is that of the metaphor. The metaphor itself is simple in definition: "A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar". However, Merriam-Webster does not even begin to h...

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