Vocab. "The Road Not Taken" Poetic Elements and Structure

A claim is...

• a statement asserted a truth

• to walk over something

• analyze a poem

• the power of observation

To diverge means to...

• separate, or go in, different directions

• come from another time and place

• come from another planet

• stay on one path only

We will be reading about arguments soon, hence the need for a break from informational texts. In this context hence means...

• in the future; from this point forward

• a laughing hyena

• a wall between two pieces of land

• something that happened in the past

To tread on something, or something that is trodden is...

• to walk over, or has been walked over

• to walk under something

• to think about a problem

• to find a hidden object

We walked through the undergrowth in the forest. Undergrowth is/are...

• low plant/plants growing on the ground in a forest

• plants that grow out of a tree

• the trees that make up a forest

• cactus/cacti in the desert

Every country has a flag that is a symbol for their country, we can also find symbols/symbolism in literature. A symbol is...

• something that has meaning on its own, but also figuratively represents something else

• a comparison of two unlike things

• an analogy that makes comparisons of things that are alike

• a place where people live

The structure of the text is in chronological order. Structure in this context means...

• the way something is put together or organized

• a very tall building

• a place where you go to school

• having a fixed mindset

In both "New Directions" and "The Road Not Taken" a road or path is used as a metaphor for life. A metaphor is...

• a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things

• a figure speech where things are not compared directly

• a plan for life

• an expression or saying that is common in a culture

A simile is a figure of speech that...

• compares two unlike things using comparison words "like", "as" or "than"

• an indirect statement that does not make sense

• a feeling you get when things are going your way

• a state of being

The poem will convey a message or a theme. To convey means to...

• communicate

• be wise

• ignore completely

• be a gopod friend