Suide in The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost and Dreams of...

â€Å"Suicide Note† by Janice Mirikitani, â€Å"The Road Not Taken† by Robert Frost, and â€Å"Dreams of Suicide† by William Meredith are the three poems that connect together in several different ways. Not only do the poems link together, but the authors do as well. This paper will present biographical information about the authors, symbols throughout the poems, and the literary elements the authors chose to use in the poems. It will also explain how the symbols and literary elements that are used help emphasize the themes that the authors have chosen. Author of the poem Suicide Note, Janice Miriktani was born in 1941 (Bostian). Her writing journey began in 1965. Janice published her first volume out of four in 1978. Janice, just like many other writers, had struggles throughout her life. Janice was sexually abused by her family and was forced to keep it a secret (Bostian). One out of her four volumes of poetry stemmed from the tragic events that she had faced. It is â€Å"Shedding Silence: Poetry and Prose,† and contains a total of 35 poems, a short play entitled â€Å"Shedding Silence,† and some short stories (Bostian). Because Mirikitani sought to break the cycle of violence created by her past that is set by being silent, her tone is angry and aggressive in most poems. Her family was also involved in World War II conflicts (Bostian). Since she was Japanese-American, she was often mistreated due to the harsh stereotype thrust upon her during the World War. Deirdre Lashgare says,