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    diamond. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ presents the theme of the universal and inevitable functions of choice and time. Frost successfully supports this theme through vivid and continuous symbolism‚ among the entire story. Initially‚ Frost introduces an idea that every decision consists of only two options: to do something or not to do something‚ each with certain repercussions. In the beginning‚ the speaker is in the woods and ahead of him are two separate roads. Each road symbolizes

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    thoughts creatively while he wrote "The Road Not Taken"‚ one of his famous poems today. Judging from the title‚ tells us that the theme of this poem are about life and choices. The first stanza of the poem reveals the uncertainty and difficulty in trying to make a decision while he regrets because he sees that there were "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood/ And sorry that I could not travel both" (1-2) He observes the two roads and sees that one of the roads was "…grassy and wanted wear" (8) while

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    The road not 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 frost‚ has to choose between two paths. It is identified that frost

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    “The Road” The post-apocalyptic novel “The Road”‚ written by Cormac McCarthy was published in 2006.[1] It deals with the journey of a father together with his son‚ who try to reach the coast after America‚ its nature and civilisation has been destroyed by some catastrophe. Therefore some important issues are implied: travelling‚ fear of death‚ nuclear war‚ goodness‚ religion‚ cannibalism and of course the relationship between father and son. Maybe that is the reason why McCarthy dedicated

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    Robert Frost’s poem‚ ‘The Road Not Taken’ can describe anyone’s life at any point in time because everyone needs to make decisions everyday‚ no matter how big or small. The feeling throughout the first three stanzas‚ to me‚ was a slight nervousness. The author has two choices to make and he is contemplating each one. In the fourth stanza‚ the last two lines give off a feeling of happiness‚ by taking the road less traveled by the author’s life has been changed‚ it made the difference and to me‚ it

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    One of Robert Frost’s well known and most favored poem of all times is “The Road Not Taken.” The poem is fabricated of four stanzas which is made up of five lines each‚ and each line possess between eight and ten syllables in a approximately verse line pattern. The flow of the lines in each stanza range in an abaab tempo. The poem is so popular and familiar because the symbols of the poem is simple and easy to understand. The spokesman of the poem has the obligation to choose between two separate

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    Walk This Lonely Road “On this road there are no godspoke men. They are gone and I am left and they have taken with them the world” (McCarthy 32). Cormac McCarthy’s The Road‚ a novel set in a post-apocalyptic world‚ follows a father and son throughout their journey in a new world in which they hope to survive. McCarthy uses imagery‚ God‚ the characters themselves‚ and the structure of the novel to implement the theme of isolation in The Road. Imagery‚ a strong presence in The Road‚ assists in the

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    Obstacles can unexpectedly ruin lives and change every aspect of it‚ for better‚ or for worse. We are all on this road of our lives just trying to find the right path to travel on to survive to live onto the next day. Along this road‚ many learn abilities and attributes inside themselves they never knew they had‚ no matter how difficult the journey may be. In Cormac McCarthy’s The Road‚ Papa and the boy travel a long way and go through many obstacles which in the end changed the boys’ life‚ prioritized

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    The Road by Cormac McCarthy Posted on August 14‚ 2008 by CountessZ --The Road by Cormac McCarthy is by far one of the most arresting novels I have ever read. On the surface‚ it is a dystopian novel about a very bleak future and the dark underbelly of survival in a true post-apocalyptic environment. But at its heart‚ it is the story of a man trying to be a “good” father under impossible circumstances. How this father and his tender son got where they are‚ and what happened to bring about such

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    Steps to be taken for Preventing Road Accidents • Most important method to bring down accidents is strict enforcement ofspeed limits.90 % of accidents can be avoided by strict enforcement ofspeed limits. • Heavy Penalty should be imposed on ALL those who cross speed limits. Ifthis is strictly implemented‚ nobody will dare to go at high speed. • Existing speed limits should be brought down further. • Heavy penalty should be imposed for those who cause accidents. • Tamper proof speed controllers

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