Compare Dorothy Livesay And Robert Frost

Comparative Essay Following your path is a good thing but there are negatives and positives that go along with making your own decisions. In both “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost and “Experience” by Dorothy Livesay the poets use metaphor and point of view to communicate their difficult experiences when dealing with finding their way in life, however Frost and Livesay had two different experiences when dealing with finding their way in life, which is shown in their poems. Both poets used metaphor to express the way they felt and to show how it was when they left, and they used point of view to communicate and describe their experiences and feelings while trying to find their own way. And the difficult experiences that they faced. …show more content…
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood” was one of the metaphors he used in his poem. In his story for trying to find his own way, he had two ways that he could have taken but he chose the one that most wouldn’t have chosen to travel, and he liked it. Although he didn’t know if he should ever go back home. And “Experience” by Dorothy Livesay “My heart felt hollow” was one of the metaphors Livesay used to describe how she felt and that she was looking for more. In this poem she left home because she felt like something was missing and Livesay was in search for herself. She decided to leave. Livesay left and learned for herself, but she learned that taking her own road isn’t always good, and that there are advantages and disadvantages, but that’s what comes along with trying to find your own way in