.... the Congressional Gold Metal (Pritchard 41). In "The Road Not Taken, Frost comes to a pat h that splits up. "Two roads diverge in a yellow wood." Frost is saying here in front of me is a decision to make and what one should I take. "Frost is sorry, but he can't travel both." He looks down the path, but can't see because of the undergrowth in the woods. Frost is saying that because the paths are so long he can't tell where they will end (Frost 84). "He looks down the other to be fair." "Frost thinks he would heave a better claim." Frost thinks he would do better if he took the one less traveled. "The paths are wanted wear." He is saying no matter w .....

.... of words, instead a higher level of communication is demonstrated where the reader is provided with an image as well as language. Poetry expresses thoughts and opinions to the degree where the reader is left to incorporate personal meanings in order to make sense of the obscurity found in most poems. By describing the creation of a picture or ornamental love-knot, the poet is able to limit the multitudinous meanings found by the reader, allowing the poet to further implicate his or her beliefs and situations. Thus, the use of physical artifacts provides a freedom to express that which the characters in each poem lacks in their lives. Though unable to .....

.... his thoughts from the commonplace and mundane; and for Wilbur the central image is a simple clothesline hung with laundry, an image which invokes visions of the spiritual soul floating in the breeze yet at the same time connected to the common world of laborers, thieves, and lovers. Both poems, therefore, see the need for man to be aware of both his earthly and spiritual worlds and to achieve a balance between the two that elevates and defines him as a creature of God. Robert Frost and Wilbur Richard rely on good word choice to exemplify their common theme. Frost's "Take Something Like a Star" sticks with the word star to represent God. All of the adject .....

.... The time that it takes place in is a very long time ago (it is thought to be around the year 521). As you are not familiar with the way things are then, you would enjoy reading about it. This is because you do not know about it yet and you are probably curious about it. An example of the difference in time is that they had celebrations, feasts, and entertainment by way of scops in meadhalls. The meadhall of the story is Heorot and they describe it saying, "The great hall rose / high and horn-gabled" (l. 55-56). The phrase ‘horn-gabled' is referring to the group called the Scyldings which were always associated with the stag. They also probably decorated .....

.... the poems. The Romantic elements of "London, 1802" are those defined by Wordsworth himself. This poem's origin is spontaneous in nature. The basic images and metaphors of the sonnet make extensive use of nature, realistic setting. The idea for the poem sprung from Wordsworth's initial reaction to the state of London upon his return from France: ...(this was) written immediately after my return from France to London, when I could not but be struck...with the vanity and parade of our own country From this account it can be deduced that the poem was spontaneous in nature and originated from an internal r .....

.... learned - That it's not what happens to people that's important. It's what they do about it. I've learned - That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life. I've learned - That no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides. I've learned - That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be. I've learned - That it's a lot easier to react than it is to think. I've learned - That you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them. I've learned - That you .....

.... "Blake develops an elaborate personal mythology that underlies virtually all symbolism and ideas in his work." (Shilstone, p.223) Blake discusses that the creator of the lamb is also calls Himself a Lamb. With this he brings religious significance into the poem. It the New Testament, Jesus of Nazareth is referred as God's Lamb. There are a few themes developed in "The Lamb." Blake describes the lamb as symbol of childhood innocence. He also questions about how the lamb was brought into existence, which mentions another theme of divine intervention and how all creatures were created. The poem is nothing but one wondering question to another (Har .....

.... of letting his leader of sorts accept this challenge Gawain takes it. This is the first test that Gawain has to endure. After Gawain cuts off the head of the Green Knight, the knight tells him that he must meet him at his castle one-year and a day from now. He tells Gawain that if he does not show then he is a coward like he expected from King Arthur. After the Green Knight leaves all of the other members of the court cheer Gawain for his bravery. They see him as a hero and a savior of their leader King Arthur. Gawain only sees himself, as a normal everyday soldier that is only doing his duty by protecting faith in the monarchy that he is apart of. Gawain is .....