Choosing A Path: The Road Not Taken
EN 1173-12
Ms. Kimbrough
21 August 2013
Choosing A Path: “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost When you come to a fork in the road, will you take the path less traveled by? The main theme in Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is individualism. In this poem, the speaker is at a fork in the road, forced to choose which path to take. “The traveler is alone and must face this difficult choice alone” (Lee). The speaker looks down both roads and compares the two. “And sorry I could not travel both / And be one traveler…” tells us that he is upset that he can’t take both roads and also that he knows he will never be back at this exact spot, which makes him question which path to take even more (Frost lines 2-3). At the end, “I shall be telling this with a sigh” suggests that the speaker is upset that he cannot take both roads because they both would impact his life in some unique way. Frost ends the poem by choosing the road “less traveled by” and that has taken him to his next phase in life. He uses imagery, metaphors, and title choice to tell the story of the process of making this decision and the outcome of the choice he makes. Imagery is such an important part of this poem because it ultimately sets the scene and tone for the outcome. Frost first describes the roads as “diverged in …show more content…
The entire poem represents a daily task that everyone faces and usually has to face by themself. Making decisions is not always the easiest, especially when your choices are very similar. His imagery strikes an emotional connection within his readers and invites them to reflect on the choices they have made or will have to make in the future. Regardless of how small or seemingly unimportant the choices you make in your life, they eventually lead you to a time in your life that you would not have gotten to had you chosen “The Road Not Taken”
Ms. Kimbrough
21 August 2013
Choosing A Path: “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost When you come to a fork in the road, will you take the path less traveled by? The main theme in Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is individualism. In this poem, the speaker is at a fork in the road, forced to choose which path to take. “The traveler is alone and must face this difficult choice alone” (Lee). The speaker looks down both roads and compares the two. “And sorry I could not travel both / And be one traveler…” tells us that he is upset that he can’t take both roads and also that he knows he will never be back at this exact spot, which makes him question which path to take even more (Frost lines 2-3). At the end, “I shall be telling this with a sigh” suggests that the speaker is upset that he cannot take both roads because they both would impact his life in some unique way. Frost ends the poem by choosing the road “less traveled by” and that has taken him to his next phase in life. He uses imagery, metaphors, and title choice to tell the story of the process of making this decision and the outcome of the choice he makes. Imagery is such an important part of this poem because it ultimately sets the scene and tone for the outcome. Frost first describes the roads as “diverged in …show more content…
The entire poem represents a daily task that everyone faces and usually has to face by themself. Making decisions is not always the easiest, especially when your choices are very similar. His imagery strikes an emotional connection within his readers and invites them to reflect on the choices they have made or will have to make in the future. Regardless of how small or seemingly unimportant the choices you make in your life, they eventually lead you to a time in your life that you would not have gotten to had you chosen “The Road Not Taken”