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How does the poet develop the theme of this poem

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Theme is the lesson about life or statement about human nature that the poem expresses. To determine theme, start by figuring out the main idea. Then keep looking around the poem for details such as the structure, sounds, word choice, and any poetic devices.Apr 21, 201
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The Road Not Taken" is a poem about making choices and living with the consequences of those choices. That theme can be interpreted on a straightforward level in which the narrator has to make a decision regarding which road to follow while journeying through "a yellow wood." It can also be understood allegorically, as referring to the
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