How Frost Use Literary Elements

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How does Frost use literary elements such as imagery, point of view, and setting to create meaning? Frost uses literary element such as imagery for example when he say "Two roads divergered.." Frost saying that helps me understand the setting and the situation. Frost also says, "And sorry I could not travel both.." Frost saying this also helps me understand where he is coming from, his point of view. Frost creates an image in my head because I know that there is a fork in the road, and that he has to make a descision on which road to travel. Frost also creates another image in head because he says," And having perhaps the better claim..." Having this said can tell that he is twisted on which road to take. If Frost takes one road he can never

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