“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Lee Frost is one of the most eminent as well as misunderstood pieces of American poetry. The speaker stands in the woods debating two splitting paths. This happens in a yellow wood (indicating the setting is autumn). Both paths are “worn about the same.” The speaker muses at the fork for a long while until he finally chooses the second road‚ saving for the first road for another day. In the future he will reminisce about his decision‚ claiming to have taken the road
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friendship over their education‚ meanwhile‚ the person who chooses to study for their exams values their education. In the poem‚ "The Road Not Taken" Robert Frost uses a metaphor‚ imaginary‚ and the structure of the poem to tell the reader that the road a person chooses might be the right or wrong one‚ but it will make all the difference in their lives. Frost uses the metaphor to show that the choice impacts his life “The popularity of the poem is largely a result of the simplicity of its symbolism:
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keep And miles to go before I sleep. The woods are death‚ which Frost would love to melt into an find his one night’s sleep without dreams but he has promises to keep and to fulfil them he has a long way to go before he finds peace (death). Frost was born in San Francisco. His father was a teacher and an editor – when Frost senior died Frost came under the influence of his grandfather who was an overseer at a New England mill. Frost grew up in the city although his poems reflect rural life. He did
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Brooke Chubinsky Professor Crystal Nelson English 2010 1 March 2017 The Interpretation Not Taken Poetry‚ by virtue of its figurative nature‚ is quite often misunderstood. However‚ there is no such poem more misinterpreted than Robert Frost’s 1916 work‚ “The Road Not Taken.” Generations of students‚ scholars and other readers of poetry are quick to take this poem at face value‚ placing superficial judgment without employing some of the most important devices available to the careful reader - reading
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The Road Not Taken Explication Stanzas 1 and 2: It is evident that the scene in the poem takes place during an autumn setting which is implied when line 1 it states‚ “TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood”. The “yellow wood” simply means that the leaves are changing colour; therefore‚ it is autumn. Frost also portrays the narrator as observant and cautious speaking with an almost regretful tone. This can be seen in line 2 where he says “And sorry I could not take both”‚ the narrator’s observant behaviour
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Road Not Taken P. 1 Robert Frost’s: The Road Not Taken Road Not Taken P.2 In Robert Frost’s poem “The
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Interpretation of "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost As a poem‚ "The Road Not Taken" is a great source of inspiration and able to be understood by all readers from an intuitive reader to a novice poem reader. A short poem with 4 sections‚ Robert Frost has given the main theme of the poem in its title‚ "The Road Not Taken." Depending on the reader‚ the "road not taken" can ultimately imply any journey in life in which a decision between two paths must be made. "Two roads diverged in a yellow
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The Road Not Taken English 102; Literature and Composition Summer Term D 2014 Tracy Cooper/25972805 Thesis: “The Road Not Taken‚” by Robert Frost emphasizes the importance of making wise decisions in life that hopefully will not lead to disappointment and regret in the future. Decision-making involve risks. Sometimes hasty decisions can yield devastating and life changing results to one’s life in the present or future. Experience and seeking God is an advantage
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Woods English 102 CHA 8 November 2010 The Road Not Taken The poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost describes the dilemma in decision making‚ generally in life each individual has countless decisions to make and those decisions lead to new challenges‚ dilemmas and opportunities. In Frost’s poem‚ the careful traveler observes the differences of each path‚ one is bent and covered in undergrowth (Frost 5) and the other is grassy and unworn (Frost 8). In the end he knows he can only choose one
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