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    The Worn Path analysis

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    In the story “A Worn Path”‚ there is a repetitive comparison between the main character and a mythological creature. The author Eudora Welty chooses Phoenix Jackson to symbolize through color‚ her appearance‚ behavior and overall journey a Phoenix bird. The author gives description to focus on Phoenix Jackson’s age. She says that “her eyes were blue with age”‚ are hints of extreme age. Another description of her the author says “her skin had a pattern all of its own branching wrinkles.” This implies

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    The Road Not Taken

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    Annotated Bibliography Brown‚ Dan. "Frost ’s ’Road ’ & ’Woods ’ redux.(Robert Frost)."  New Criterion. 25. 8 (2007): 11(4). Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 07 Feb. 2010. In this article‚ Dan Brown argues that the poem does not contain any metaphors or similes. However‚ the poem as a whole is a metaphor. He also shows how Frost’s poem tends to be full of contradictions. He also argues whether the speaker’s choice of road actually makes the difference in the speaker’s future.

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    visualize what the author would like the reader to visually perceive by use of symbolism or descriptive wording. In the poem “The Road Not Taken” or short stories “Used to Live Here Once” or “A Worn Path” – There is a prevalent theme. No matter what solitary journey we find ourselves on‚ ‘we’ determine how

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    emotional or spiritual‚ will help them to determine what their purpose is in life. As depicted in Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”‚ the narrator underwent an emotional journey after coming to a fork in the road as he was walking through the woods. He wants to travel down both roads‚ but knows that is not possible and begins to contemplate which road he should take. As he looks down both roads‚ he tries to differentiate the two by saying one is greener than the other‚ but comes to the realization that

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    The Road Not Taken Tone

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    purpose. Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is a popular poem that is often misinterpreted as a message to nonconformity. However‚ the poem’s use of symbolism and subtle irony reflects a regretful tone to cultivate its true message about the complexities of decision making and missed opportunities. The use of Frost’s imagery can be first found in the title‚ “The Road Not Taken.” The title introduces its main use of symbolism with roads. The figurative use of roads throughout the poem is a metaphor

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    In the poem "The Road Not Taken"‚ author Robert Frost uses the simple image of a road to represent a person’s journey through life. A well-established poet‚ Frost does a proficient job of transforming a seemingly common road to one of great importance‚ which along the way helps one identify who they really are. This poem is one of self-discovery. Frost incorporates strong elements of poetry such as theme‚ symbolism‚ rhyme scheme‚ diction‚ imagery‚ and tone to help create one of his most well known

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    The Road Not Taken Analysis

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    The Road Not Taken Analysis Author: Poetry of Robert Frost | | Mountain Interval1916Two 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;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‚And both that morning equally lay

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    Robert Frost’s Poetic Techniques Uniquely Used in "The Road Not Taken" Robert Frost utilizes several poetic techniques to reveal the theme in his poem‚ "The Road Not Taken"‚ which is stressing the importance the decision making of one is‚ regardless of whether or not it is agreement with the resolution of their peers‚ and how it can affect their future. The techniques exercised in this piece of work are symbolism‚ imagery‚ and tone. Symbolism is the most powerfully used technique due to the fact

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    Eudora Welty’s short story “A Worn Path” describes the journey of Phoenix Jackson. Phoenix is an elderly black woman who shouldn’t be making such a treacherous journey. But what drives her you might ask? The reader doesn’t find out until the end of the story that she makes this journey every year‚ “as regular as clock work” (34)‚ to get medicine for her ailing grandson. Some might say that this story is about the love and endurance of a loving grandmother. But after being asked if her grandson is

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    This is just one form of symbolism in Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path.” In this short story‚ Phoenix is an old African American grandmother. She embarks on an obstacle filled journey into Natchez to acquire medicine for her ill grandson. I will also be showing you two other literary terms in the story‚ which are plot and character. When Welty utilizes symbolism‚ plot and character; I will show you why love is the theme for “A Worn Path.” In Welty’s “A Worn Path‚” Phoenix Jackson is the main

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