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    spontaneously and accept their judgement. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Twain uses the Missisippi River as a symbol of the freedom gained by escaping from society into a natural environment on a physical journey. The stark contrast of the Romantic diction associated with this environment‚ ‘lovely’ and ‘smiling’‚ with the contemptuous words‚ ‘death’ and ‘dogfight’ used to describe society‚ helps convey the benefit of seclusion in nature for a journeyer. Interrelationships among tests – linking core

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    process. When people open up to different opportunities‚ it is the initial response by human nature to pick the opportunity that will give you the most benefit. The concept of having to pick between two paths has been identified in the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. There have been times when a person had to choose a specific path that they though they should take but the truth of the matter was it ended up being the wrong choice. In life it is normal for people to make mistakes because

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     "The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” describes a traveler faced with a choice of which one of two roads to travel. He knows not where either road might lead. In order to continue on his journey‚ he can pick only one road. He scrutinizes both roads for the possibilities of where they may take him in his travels. Frost’s traveler realizes that regret is inevitable. Regardless

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    his poem “The Road Not Taken”. Frost uses some great images to describe the situation the narrator is in. He also lets you visualize the thoughts and actions that the narrator is making. There are so many ways you can tell what Frost is saying in this poem by taking a close look into his many uses of symbolism. Frosts first use of symbolism in his poem is in the first two lines “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ / And sorry I could not travel both” (Frost‚ 555). The two roads are being referred

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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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    The Road Not Taken Personal Response: I think that the poem "the Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is a beautiful short poem‚ and that this poem may tell an experience that you will eventually have in your life or an experience that you have had in your life. This poem seems to be about a person who had to chose between two big decisions that has occured in his life. And there is one path that seems to be so much easier‚ with less effort to reach the end of this path. The other path is the one

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    The speaker in Robert Frost ’s "The Road Not Taken" gives the reader insight into human nature with each line of poetry. While‚ Frost had not originally intended for this to be an inspirational poem‚ line by line‚ the speaker is encouraging each reader to seek out his or her own personal path in the journey of life. Romanticizing the rural woods of New England creates the perfect setting for the theme of self-discovery laid out and described by the speaker. Robert Frost ’s original intent in

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    Matthew Ferguson English 102 Professor June 7‚ 2015 The Road Not Taken Thesis Statement: Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”‚ shows us that making a decision is not always easy. I. Introduction a. Thesis Statement i. Robert Frost ii. Lyric poem iii. Choosing the road II. Choices a. Decisions making with senses b. Making decisions with sight III. Interpret the Poem a. Topic sentence b. Why he choose the road he chose IV. Conclusion a. Summarize We come to life changing trials in our life‚ some

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    Robert Frost uses the aforementioned devices to convey his intent or implicit meaning. Robert Frost’s iconic poem The Road Not Taken is a work heavily reliant on the use of symbolism and allegory to convey the implicit meaning. The poem is a narrative of a moment in a man’s life where he must make a choice‚ standing at a separation of paths in a yellow wood. The Road Not Taken is a poem with a universal message that is relevant to all about a difficult choice people will unavoidable have to make

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    Road Not Taken Antoinette Reynolds ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor : Corrella Brown January 24‚ 2010 In “ Road Not Taken “ Robert Frost‚ is faced with a decision which road to Take but very quickly his choice to take the lesser road traveled‚ with

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