... the self and the natural world " (30). Therefore, before reading the poem one can expect subtle images and connections between the self and the nature. Now that we have a rudimentary knowledge of the background, and the purveying general mood at the time and the place this particular poem was ... that the speaker is in the "yellow woods." Yellow, taken as a figurative language underlines sallow, acerbic lemon-like state. The speaker's regret at his human limitations is quite conspicuous, which reflects in line that reads " sorry I could not travel both [roads] and be one traveler." Yet, t...

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... system; it is also a transformation of that system."" He summarizes his study on genre as follows: (1) Every theory is based on a hypothesis concerning the nature of literary works (2) A preliminary choice must be made as to the level on which to locate literary structures (3) The concept of genre must be qualified. ... poem, which are set by the academe. Moreover, I still question if what students write, or any personal article, are considered "poems, novels, or short stories."" This is because there is no precise definition of what literature and/or literary is, even more so, accurate q...

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