In a paragraph or two, discuss the differences that you perceive as they relate to the poems meaning and descriptive images.

To better understand the importance of word choice in poetry, please select a poem by Robert Frost, preferably one of four stanzas or less. Using a thesaurus, please replace at least one word per line with one of the suggestions that the thesaurus provides. When you are finished, compare your new version with the original. In a paragraph or two, discuss the differences that you perceive as they relate to the poems meaning and descriptive images.

For example:

ORIGINAL:

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both.

And be one traveler, long I stood.

REVISED:

TWO freeways diverged in a buttery thicket,

And sorry I could not voyage both.

And be one tourist,

long I positioned myself

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