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Define poetry (without using poem, poetic, poetical, or

any other form of the word “poetry.”)

Rhyme Scheme

Rhyme scheme- The pattern of the rhyme in a poem or song.

Not all poems rhyme.

Follow along as we read Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” and identify the rhyme scheme.

“Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” Whose woods these are I think I know.His house is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse nearBetween the woods and frozen lakeThe darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake.The only other sound's the sweepOf easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep.But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.

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Extended MetaphorMetaphor- a comparison between

two unlike thingsExample: The clouds were fists of wind

and moisture.

Extended Metaphor- A metaphor that continues throughout a whole stanza (paragraph) or entire poem or song.

Now, follow along as we read Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” identify the rhyme scheme, and recognize the extended metaphor.

“The Road Not Taken” Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claimBecause it was grassy and wanted wear,Though as for that the passing thereHad worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I marked the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to wayI doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere 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.

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What is the extended metaphor found in “The Road Not Taken”?

Each road in these woods represents a path in the poet’s life, two different directions that he could take his life.

Let’s re-read the poem and see how these roads represent two different

paths of life.

“The Road Not Taken” Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claimBecause it was grassy and wanted

wear,Though as for that the passing thereHad worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I marked the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to wayI doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere 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.

A choice of two paths in life appeared. He couldn’t do both things.It was his decision, and he had to think.He thought about one choice and

Then he thought about the other choiceand that it might be better because it was less popular/harder.But how both paths would play out,would be about the same.

The choices were equal

how it would play out into the future.

And he couldn’t simply follow others.He saved the harder choice for later,

but knew that one choice leads to another so he probably won’t ever revisit it.

With a sigh, he’ll tell this storysometime way in the futureabout how he had a choiceand he chose the less popular/harder, and it was worth it (even though he didn’t).

NowListen closely to the following and see if you can recognize the extended metaphor.

So, what’s the extended metaphor?Lil’ Wayne as a doctor “saving” other rapper’s lives = Lil’ Wayne trying to tell rappers how to

save rap.

Let’s take a closer look at the second verse.

Respect is in the heart.So thats where i'ma start.And a lot of heart patients don't make it.but hey kidPluralI graduatedcause you could get through anything if Magic made it.And that was called recyclingare we recitingsomething cause you just like itso you say it just like it.Some say its bitingbut i say its enlightningbesides Dr. Kanye West is one of the brightest.And Dr. Swizz can stitch your track up the tightest.And Dr. Jeezy can fix you back up the nicest.arthritis in my hand from writing.But i'ma docter they don't understand my writing.So i stop writing.Now i'm like lightning.And you ain't VINCE Young so don't clash with the Titan.Fast and exciting.My Passion is Frighting.Now let me put some more Vocab in your I.V.

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