why dose the speaker repeat 'I' in the line "and I-I took the_ _"? Explain in 20-30 words.
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There is a great deal of "I" repetition throughout the poem; however, the last stanza places "I" back to back. One line ends with "I," and the following line begins with "I." The only separation is a dash.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
That dash does force readers to make a pause at the end of a line just like a period or comma would, but a dash tends to feel like a bigger pause or hesitation. Additionally, a dash can be used to signify a break in thought. What a reader is likely to do is question what is going through the speaker's mind during that pause. He could be thinking about all of the ways that taking the less traveled road has made a difference. Readers often believe that it made a good difference: the speaker could be thinking about the various blessings his life received as a result of taking that road. He could also be thinking about all of the misery that his choice brought his life. The dash is important. We imagine all of the possibilities that the speaker simply chooses not to talk about. The repetition of the "I" is simply there to refocus readers on the fact that the speaker is finishing the previous thought: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by."