Road Not Taken Tone
English Essay: The Road Not Taken
How does the poet use structural and language features to explore a concept of a journey?
The poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ is about choices and the impact that our choices have on our life's journey and ultimately how these choices have shaped our being. The poem is a metaphor, used to represent the concept of a journey.
There are a variety of language techniques that Robert Frost has conveyed his message through. Firstly, the poem is easy to understand so that the simple things are looked at more deeply by the reader. The Tone of the poems helps create meaning and atmosphere. The theme of the poem focuses on the concept of choice and individualism. One of the most important lines is "And that has made all the difference", because it shows the impact that …show more content…
Robert Frost introduces his primary metaphor, ‘the diverging roads’ in the first line. In addition to them symbolizing a journey in the speaker’s life, he portrays a sense of regret that he must make an important decision that will direct him in either one way or another. Frost expresses his regret in that he must choose between the two roads. The choice is not easy for him, since “long I stood” before coming to a decision.
In the second and third stanzas, he evaluates his options and finally makes a decision as to which road to take. "Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear," suggests he is more attracted to the less taken road because it is less taken, and it might bring him to a life that not many experience. He then makes his decision, trying to persuade himself that he will eventually travel both paths, but at the same time saying that this hope is unrealistic. This tells the reader that the speaker is very unsure of which path he should
How does the poet use structural and language features to explore a concept of a journey?
The poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ is about choices and the impact that our choices have on our life's journey and ultimately how these choices have shaped our being. The poem is a metaphor, used to represent the concept of a journey.
There are a variety of language techniques that Robert Frost has conveyed his message through. Firstly, the poem is easy to understand so that the simple things are looked at more deeply by the reader. The Tone of the poems helps create meaning and atmosphere. The theme of the poem focuses on the concept of choice and individualism. One of the most important lines is "And that has made all the difference", because it shows the impact that …show more content…
Robert Frost introduces his primary metaphor, ‘the diverging roads’ in the first line. In addition to them symbolizing a journey in the speaker’s life, he portrays a sense of regret that he must make an important decision that will direct him in either one way or another. Frost expresses his regret in that he must choose between the two roads. The choice is not easy for him, since “long I stood” before coming to a decision.
In the second and third stanzas, he evaluates his options and finally makes a decision as to which road to take. "Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear," suggests he is more attracted to the less taken road because it is less taken, and it might bring him to a life that not many experience. He then makes his decision, trying to persuade himself that he will eventually travel both paths, but at the same time saying that this hope is unrealistic. This tells the reader that the speaker is very unsure of which path he should