MODERNISM NOTES SHEET [ROBERT FROST] // 15 POINTS

Write down a bit about Robert Frost. From where did he write? What
kind of poetry did he write?

Write down the scene of the poem, mechanics of the poem, and
what it means to you, in addition to what is discussed in class.

“The Road Not Taken” – Notes

“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” – Notes

“THE FROSTY” EXTENDED METAPHOR POEM ASSIGNMENT

You are assigned to write a poem that imitates the use of extended metaphor
depicted in Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken.”

Requirements for this

Examples of extended metaphors you assignment:
can use:
-a game (sports or other) -MUST have an example of
-an animal (elephant, ostrich, etc.) imagery
-a machine
-a system -MUST have a definable Mood
-a class (the overall feeling or
-a society atmosphere of the poem) that
-a building corresponds with the extended
metaphor

-MUST be 4 quatrains, like “The Road Not Taken”