Open Response INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE
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Culminating Free Response Question
Determine the figurative and connotative meanings of the following words and phrases as they
are used in "The Road Not Taken":
- fair
- claim
- grassy
- "wanted wear"
Explain how these words and phrases add to the meaning of the choice the speaker makes in the
second stanza of the poem.
In your response, be sure to:
• determine the figurative and connotative meanings of "fair," "claim," "grassy," and "wanted
wear"
• explain how the words and phrases add to the meanings of the choice the speaker makes in the
second stanza
• use details from the poem to support your answer
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