what figurative language does the poem The Road not taken by robert frost use, examples please
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The Road not taken by robert frost useMetaphor: The “two roads” represent life choices. “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.”Extended metaphor: The entire journey on a road = the path you choose in life.Imagery: Visual details to create scene. “grassy and wanted wear,” “yellow wood.”Symbolism: The “road less traveled” symbolizes unconventional or personal choices.Alliteration: “wanted wear,” “first for,” “long I stood.”Personification: Paths “wanting wear,” as if they desire travelers.Irony/Subtle ambiguity: Speaker later says he took the road “less traveled,” but earlier both roads were “really about the same,” hinting at how we reshape memories of our choices.
