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Cervo, Nathan. "Frost's 'The Road Not Taken.'." Explicator 47.2 (Winter 1989): 42-43. Rpt. in Poetry Criticism. Ed. Michelle Lee. Vol. 71. Detroit: Gale, 2006. Literature Resource Center. Web. 1 Nov. 2015.

Nathan Cervo notes the tragic irony of Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" in this critical essay. Cervo focuses on Frost's choice of diction, for example using "road" over "path" and the interpretative implications of these choices.

Cramer, Jeffrey S. "Mountain Interval: 'The Road Not Taken.'." Robert Frost Among His Poems. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1996. 44-46. Rpt. in Poetry Criticism. Ed. Michelle Lee. Vol. 71. Detroit: Gale, 2006. Literature Resource Center. Web. 1 Nov. 2015.

In this critical essay Jeffrey …show more content…

Perkins also spends some time with focus upon the use of positive and negative images of Frost's style.

Smith, Erica. "Critical Essay on 'Birches'." Poetry for Students. Ed. Elizabeth Thomason. Vol. 13. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Literature Resource Center. Web. 1 Nov. 2015.

Erica Smith's critical essay on Frost's "Birches" focuses on one of Frost's great concerns. This is how a person can define himself or herself in the world. Smith analysis the poem line by line in search of the answer to this concern.

Wallace, Patricia. "Separateness and Solitude in Frost." Kenyon Review 6.1 (Winter 1984): 5-6. Rpt. in Poetry for Students. Ed. Elizabeth Thomason. Vol. 13. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Literature Resource Center. Web. 1 Nov. 2015.

Patricia Wallace's critical essay focuses on Robert Frost's separateness and solitude. She uses Frost's poem "Birches" to gleam into his psyche. Wallace compares Frost to the boy in his poem pointing out some of Frost's characteristics.

Wiles, Bill. "Overview of 'Out, Out--'." Poetry for Students. Ed. Michael L. LaBlanc. Vol. 10. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Literature Resource Center. Web. 1 Nov.

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