CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Thus, to present his views, Frost makes use of several stylistic devices, such as hyperbole, consonance, alliteration, antithesis, metaphors, images, and allusions. Moreover, the author uses figurative language in order to enrich the meaning of his poem.

Detailed explanation-2: -In most of his poems, Frost draws on the phenomena and objects of nature which become symbols of universal issues, ideas and feelings. Thus the natural scene of a bifurcating path in wood evokes the contemplation of the universal problem of choice (The Road not Taken).

Detailed explanation-3: -Imagery is used all over the poem “Out, Out.” Frost’s use of symbolism in the poem is significant because constant in Frost’s writing style. When the dead boy’s friends, neighbors, and family “were not the one dead, turned to their affairs” (line 39) symbolizes that most people, once dead, are forgotten in time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Alliteration, allusion, antithesis, assonance, consonance, hyperbole, imagery, inversion, enjambment, refrain, rhyme, repetition, simile, oxymoron, metaphor, personification, transfer epithet, etc. are examples of literary devices that can be utilized in the poetry.

Detailed explanation-5: -’The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost is a poem narrated by a lone traveler confronted with two roads, symbolizing the journey of life and the decisions we make on that journey. The narrator chose the path that was ‘grassy and wanted wear, ’ which demonstrates the desire many of us have for individuality and adventure.