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The main theme of "The Road Not Taken" is that life is full of choices which will define our destinies. The speaker spends a while deliberating when he comes to a fork in the road, which symbolizes a choice he must make in his life.
No The Gettysburg Address is not a metaphor.
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<em>Your question is incomplete. So instead I give you advice on how to identify and understand central ideas in stories. </em>
<em>Explanation:</em>
<em>To “determine a central idea” of a text means to figure out the author's main point or message about a topic.</em>
<em>* Examine the title and any blurbs included before the body of the text.</em>
<em>* Pay close attention to the opening and closing paragraphs.</em>
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In fact, Minnijean is actually Melba's closest friend in the group.
