♥ IT emergency lesson 1
Sunday, June 28, 2009 -{'5:25 PM
Poem^^ ( and a long one -.- )
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;
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
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
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Question:
How are the figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language?
Answer:
It is used as metaphors and hyperbole.
'Two roads diverged in a yellow wood' is a metaphor as they are choosing road like choosing paths in life. Some roads are dangerous like some paths of life are risky. The poet uses metaphor here as he wanted to emphasis on the importance of decision-making.
In Line 2, 3 and 4, 'and' is a hyperbole and is used as a exaggerated statement. The poet wants to invoke an emotion and exaggerate that he can only make one choice. And he had only one chance to make the right move.
Question:
Tell us why you like this poem in no less than 100 words.
Answer:
I like this poem as the poet uses the roads of a forest to link with paths of life. He emphasizes on how important his decision was and he had only one chance to make the correct move. The poet includes interesting punctuation which tell us about the poet's feeling like the dash in stanza 4 ,line 3. It tells us that the writer paused, probably, hesitating and pondering on which path to take. He too uses quite a lot of figurative language which makes the poem more realistic and interest the reader more.
Finally,after much decision,the writer chose the one less traveled, which presents the writer's personality,he is an adventurous and curious man, has the courage and willing to take risks.
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