The Road Not Taken
The City
Imagery
Connections
Background info
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What does the diverged road symbolize? and what kind of metaphor is it?
A fork in the road, a major choice or decision; extended metaphor.
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What literary device does Cavafy use to get a point across?
Protagonist and Antagonist.
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What picture was used to show the imagery of this line? : "Oh, I marked the first for another day!?Yet knowing how way leads on to way?I doubted if I should ever come back.?"
A "Road Closed" sign. symbolizing not being able to take that road anymore.
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What are the two underlying connections in each poem?
Remorse/Regret/What if? and Making a choice with conviction.
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Where and when was Robert Frost Born?
San Francisco on March 26, 1874.
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Why does Robert Frost use the word "sigh" in the last stanza?
he is looking back on life and the choice he made, we don't know whether its a sigh of relief or regret.
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Is the poem's tone positive or negative?
It is a condescending tone. It's negative in the aspect of a protagonist against the antagonist, but also positive because it helps someone learn an important lesson about taking charge of your own decisions.
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How does a photo of a person running demonstrate this line in "The City?": "You won’t find a new country, won’t find another shore. This city will always pursue you."
It says that you can't always run away from your problems and that the problems you are running from will catch up with you and "always pursue you."
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How is one of the two underlying themes portrayed in "THe Road Not Taken"?
1. Remorse/What if?: What if I chose the other path? or 2. Making choices with conviction: I chose the path I wanted and that has made all the difference.
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How many poems did CP Cavafy publish?
154 poems.
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Why is the poem entitled "The Road Not Taken?"
It's emphasizing the feeling he had after he made a choice and focuses on the road he didn't choose.
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What does this line symbolize? "There's no ship for you, there is no road."
It symbolizes a predetermined path, make your own path in life instead of relying on others.
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What was the picture with the man laying on the couch trying to represent?
Someone as a couch potato because they are afraid to try something and fail. Without taking any risks you are already failing.
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How does one of the two underlying themes portrayed in "The City"?
1. Remorse/Regret/What if?: what if I would have chosen my own paths in life, I feel remorse about all the choices I make. or 2. Making a choice with conviction: the protagonist is afraid to make a choice and do what they desire.
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Which poet, C.P. Cavafy or Robert Frost, won the Pulitzer Prize four times?
Robert Frost.
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