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    English response: (which views?co In the road not taken‚ a poem about (possibly) an inner journey; I think that the concepts in the poem seem very vague. Because he just mentions that he comes across a forest of some sort‚ in autumn- He mentions that he comes in a “yellow wood” so that could be imagery for a forest set in the fell season.- and he says that he has to make a decision‚‚ and moves on from there‚ he doesn’t mention if it’s good or bad. I’d like to think that this poem was not meant

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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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    The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler‚ long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; (5) Then took the other‚ as just as fair‚ And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same‚ (10) And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black

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    An Evaluation of “A Worn Path” ENG125 07/22/12 The worn path written by Eudora Welty (1941) is a great short story about Phoenix Jackson‚ an old African American woman who beats all odds to make a trip into town for medicine for her grandson‚ she overcomes many challenges that test her courage and will. Because of her loyalty and love‚ Phoenix has sacrificed her own well-being on this dangerous path for the well-being of her grandson. The worn path theme is the love and dedication

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    In Robert Frost’s poem‚ “ The Road Not Taken‚” he is telling a life lesson between the lines. He uses literary elements such as alliteration(line 8) and personification(line 8) to make his poem run more smoothly. He uses lines of imagery to help the reader understand the poem and visualize the scenes throughout the poem. The poem is an entertaining story but at the same time‚ it is teaching us a lesson about our life’s choices. Robert Frost writes this poem during a time when most poets were leaving

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    The Road Not Taken “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost can be interpreted in many ways. I understood that the roads were symbols of life and the struggles of making decisions. In the first stanza the narrator tells the story of the two paths. Both of which he cannot see that far down. “And sorry I could not travel both.”(2) He wishes that he could travel down both paths‚ but he knows that he cannot split into two. The decision of which road he takes will be permanent. He will never be able

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    Chris Mizelle Ray 8 September 04 English 2 "A Worn Path" "A Worn Path" is‚ in my opinion‚ a very good story. It tells of an old black woman and the struggles she’s had to deal with throughout her life. The author names the woman Phoenix after a mythological bird that died and then came back to life through its ashes which makes it immortal. The author makes the woman "immortal" because she continues to have something to live for‚ her grandson‚ whom she apparently considers her biggest gift

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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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    LIT- Ritchey 9/4/13 One Who’s Spirit Never Dies Eudora Welty published “A Worn Path” in 1941. These years were the times after the Great Depression took place and many African- Americans and rural southerners were still in poverty. Along the path Phoenix Jackson takes‚ she encounters many problems and the story line becomes a series of challenges she must overcome‚ which mirror her conditions in society. The significance of the story is the way Phoenix Jackson must face racial discrimination as

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    Careful Analysis of the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost communicates to readers the importance of choices made in life. Frost uses simple language to communicate a complex meaning about the choices made in one’s life. Everyone is faced daily with decisions varying in significance and complexity. Whether it is choosing what to eat for lunch‚ which color to paint the house‚ whom to marry or where to live‚ the decisions we make in the moments of each day impact our life both in the present

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