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Robert Frost- A Road Not Taken. By, Rebecca Klett. The Road Not Taken. 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,
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Robert Frost- A Road Not Taken By, Rebecca Klett
The Road Not Taken 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
About The Author Robert Frost
Birth & Death • -Born in San Francisco • -Died in Boston in 1963
Family Life • At 11 years old, Robert Frost’s Father died • 3 years after Graduation, Frost married Elinor White, • who he shared Valedictorian • Honors with. • -Dropped out of Harvard due to Tuberculosis and • his second child’s birth. • 3 years later his oldest child died.
Schooling • -Graduated From his local public high school • (Lawrence High)in 1982 & • earned valedictorian honors • Shortly went to Dartmouth Collage. • Was a special student at Harvard University in • 1897
Moving • Born in San Francisco • Moved to Lawrence, MA after fathers death • Moved to Buckinghamshire, England after Marrage • Later moved to Gloucestershire, England • Finally moving back to the USA living in Franconia, NH
Fun Facts • Robert Frost did many jobs: • he taught grammar school • spent time working hard at a mill • helped a newspaper reporter. • His marital issues reflected in his later poem Home Burial. • He later published his first poetry book called a Boy's will in 1913. • Later in life, he received many awards and even read at Kennedy's inauguration in 1961.
Influences: • His life inspired poetry like the book Home Burial, made after his son’s death. • His poetry was also influenced by nature, as shown in A road not taken, were Frost explains 2 roads in a forest.
Poetic Devices: Hyperbole: Image: “Somewhere ages & ages hence” “Two roads diverge in a yellow wood” Assonance: "... long Istood... in a yellow wood... Far as I could....""...better claim...about the same..."
Theme You might not be able to see were your choices will lead you in the long run, but sometimes Its better to take the way that’s harder, even When most people don’t take it Because it can have better outcomes