Contrast the setting of ―The Road Not Taken” with another poem. How are the settings different and why is the setting important in each poem?

Dear student,

In the poem 'The Road Not Taken',
as the poet is travelling alone, he comes across a fork in the road. As the road diverges, he stands and contemplates which path to take: he can choose only one. He decides to take the path which is less worn out and leave the other path for another day.
'The poem 'A Legend of the Northland’ opens with a description of the old north: it is cold and there is snow everywhere. It may not be mentioned in particular which country is being referred to, but it is obvious that the place is extremely cold. The setting is important as tired and hungry Saint Peter asks a woman baking warm cakes ta the hearth to share them with him.
The first poem shows a grassy path, perhaps in autumn as the leaves have fallen down. the second poem describes a very cold setting. In the first, the setting is a metaphor for the choices one makes in life; in the second, the setting is a physical background to the legend.

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