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Robert Frost once said, "I have a lover's quarrel with the world." Frost loved parts of the world. He loved trees, plants, flowers, snow, animals; he loved nature. However, parts of the world, Frost did not appreciate. Frost disagreed with the way parts of the world work and his poetry gives us insight into his attitude. In four of his poems, "The Road Not Taken," "The Line-Gang," "Nothing Gold Can Stay," and "Design," his quarrel with the world is evident.

The Road Not Taken
In line one, Frost introduces the elements of his primary metaphor, the diverging roads. Lines two to three expresses the speaker's disappointment with his human limitations; he must make a choice. The choice is not easy, since "long I stood" before coming to a decision. Lines four and five examine the path as best the narrator can. However his vision is limited because the path bends and is covered over. These lines indicate that although the speaker would like to acquire more information, he is prevented......

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