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[mVp24]

Hey guys I need a bit of help with a poem. I have a final to do on a poem of my choice on Wednesday. I chose "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost and am need of a bit of help. I want to make sure I found all the literary techniques and patterns used by Robert Frost. I assure you this is NOT cheating as the final part is an essay and we can use a poem with notes about techniques on it.

I understand that Kemp is an English major so yea

Copy of poem:

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.

Link to poem:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_Not_Taken

Again, I'm fine with the interpretation of the poem, I just want to get your opinions on literary techniques that he used.

 

[FarFarAway]

Well there's loads.

Repetition, rhyme, alliteration, use of colour.

Been a while since I did English lit mate: plus you need to interpret the poem how you feel as they are personal and each person see's differently

 

[limqareb]

Hey guys I need a bit of help with a poem. I have a final to do on a poem of my choice on Wednesday. I chose "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost and am need of a bit of help. I want to make sure I found all the literary techniques and patterns used by Robert Frost. I assure you this is NOT cheating as the final part is an essay and we can use a poem with notes about techniques on it.

I understand that Kemp is an English major so yea

Copy of poem:

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.

Link to poem:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_Not_Taken

Again, I'm fine with the interpretation of the poem, I just want to get your opinions on literary techniques that he used.

how old are you i am 15 and i am doing the same poem from the book calling of kindred iltry to find the notes of the deconstruction we did

 

[mVp24]

how old are you i am 15 and i am doing the same poem from the book calling of kindred iltry to find the notes of the deconstruction we did

I'm 14

 

[Dav0s]

im in a nice mood, here goes...

firstly is the bizzaare rhyming pattern (ABAAB), coming back to a rhyme heard 3 lines ago is infact a literary technique, and i think you will agree, common with the theme of the poem.

You will also notice that the last line of each stanza is "sad" for want of a better word. The rhyming pattern aids this interpretation, and the effect this has is making each stanza seem like a tale in its own right, and leaving the reader wising to read on to find happier lines.

The repetition of the use "and" in the first stanza, is justified, as the first stanza is "explanatory". The reader is giving out information and the repeated use of "and" enforces this. The effect this has, is that it seems the author is giving this information to the reader, and involving them in the tale.

As kemp touched on, the poem is full of colour, in the form of imagery.

"yellow wood" - although the denotation might infact be that it is at autumn (fall ), connotatioanlly yellow carries a mood. It is not happy or sad, but in my opinion pensieve, and perhaps is related to the choice that must be made later in the stanza.

you probably without knowing it have created an image of one grassy road, and one less desirable road. Look through the second and third stanzas and find examples as to why you are tihnking this (there are many )

if you are genuinely wanting to take literary technique at face value, then comment on the onomatopoeia of the word "sigh", and the effect this has on the mood of the end of the poem.

The final line, is very interesting. The words are shorter and sharper than the rest of the poem, this helps to create the ending that is needed for a porm of this sort, and fills the reader with acceptance and confidence in the authors thoughts (long words with lots of syllables do not fill a listener with confidence - kemp will expand im sure). Check the length of words in other stanzas, its interesting.

The repetition of the line "two roads diverged..." brings the reader back the choice which must be made (it was forgotten in the middle of the poem), and keeps subject matter in focus.

hope this helps slightly, if you are confused with anything let me know

 

[FarFarAway]

Ah ya see I'm tired and feeling ill or I could have been bothered to write all that

Dave's being very nice, personally I think you should look for youself

 

[llwyd]

Ah ya see I'm tired and feeling ill or I could have been bothered to write all that

Dave's being very nice, personally I think you should look for youself

Dave said EXPAND

 

[FarFarAway]

Hehe, I'm in a bad mood today as I feel like bum-water

 

[mrapoc]

OH GAWD!

I'm 15 and currently going through all this poo. I hate analysing poems and prose study, although it has to be done. Its not that im bad at it, its just I prefer fictional story writing etc.

Meh im on an A so far so hopefully this load of crap won't let me down.

Davos is on the right line there

 

[FarFarAway]

Love Poems tbh

 

[Dav0s]

in that case, analyse songs of innocence and of experience by blake please

 

[mrapoc]

I like poems generally but not that crap we have to study.

 

[Toxcity]

I like carol anna duffy..

I think thats her name.. We are doing a book full of poems for GCSE.. it really sucks!

 

[FarFarAway]

Tony Harding's Poem's are pretty awesome

 

[Dav0s]

I like carol anna duffy..

I think thats her name.. We are doing a book full of poems for GCSE.. it really sucks!

talk about feminism = get an A

 

[mVp24]

Thanks Dave! I got some new stuff from your post. I had the yellow wood, the imagery, and the rhyme pattern. I'm going to study the rest. Ghey english teacher tbh. We have only started peotry a week ago, and our final is on a poem. If I get a B it'll pwn my 96% to like a 90 something.

 

[Dav0s]

with every point you make, relate it to mood/structure and effect overall, writing about poetry is an acquired skill (fingers crossed i can acquire it in time for my exam wednesday"

 

[PV5150]

I love to write/listen and read poetry, but the thought of analysing it beyond my own personal interpretation for me, is banal. Admittedly, any form of art is an expression of emotion and personality from the author/artist, but if it moves me, then it's something special. I don't need to analyse it's scansion or prosidy; comment on it's merits as a soliloquy, or whether or not it uses imagery and ideology etc to find meaning in a particular work. But unfortunately you do...if you need some additional help, feel free to gimme a shout.

Some of my fav poets include:

Kenneth Slessor

Byron

Arthur Conan Doyle

Poe

T S Eliot

 

[mVp24]

I love to write/listen and read poetry, but the thought of analysing it beyond my own personal interpretation for me, is banal. Admittedly, any form of art is an expression of emotion and personality from the author/artist, but if it moves me, then it's something special. I don't need to analyse it's scansion or prosidy; comment on it's merits as a soliloquy, or whether or not it uses imagery and ideology etc to find meaning in a particular work. But unfortunately you do...if you need some additional help, feel free to gimme a shout.

Tell my teacher that

 

[FarFarAway]

I agree Peevs. One for you then maybe:

Frozen Art

You will see what I want you to see

constricted through my feeling of authorship

the images supplied supposedly left open for interpretation

Restricted to set parameters

Art motionless burned in stone

To be read 40 days later

‘Thou wilt not use your imagination’

(Copyright Matthew Kemp)