Robert Locke made a clear statement when he wrote the poem‚ The Road Not Taken .The ending of his poem truly embraces what I interpret as the American Dream. The last stanza states‚ “I took the one less traveled by‚ and that has made all the difference”. The ability to take the road less travelled by is what the American Dream offers. In America‚ there isn’t one set path to fulfillment‚ citizens have options and have the freedom to make choices. Our ancestors have made these opportunities available
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Clara Kirkpatrick Mr. 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
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Maria McGuirt English‚ Essay 1 Instructor: Graves 13 April 2014 The Road Not Taken In discussions of the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ many people would misinterpret this poem to be posted on a Hallmark card‚ which would lean towards the joyful side. Conventional wisdom has it that the tone of the poem could be the explanation why this poem misguides most readers. Yet‚ there is a lot of irony and symbolism through out the reading that people could argue differently. Although
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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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he could not take both roads. 2. The traveler could not decide which road to choose. They both looked equally fair. 3. The speaker looked down the road to where it bend in the undergrowth. 4. One way always lead on to another‚ so the speaker doubt that he would ever come back. 5. In the future‚ the speaker will be telling about his experience with a fair. A. Describe or draw the scene that the poet describes. One person has a dilemma‚ he has to choose one road out of two‚ the choice
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poem “The Road Not Taken.” Frost‚ in few words‚ brings to light the decisions that all functioning humans will be faced with. When Frost says‚ “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚” (1) these roads clearly represent two different decisions to be made. Does it have to be two roads? It‚ in fact‚ does not. The roads could be a complicated web of an interstate system; however‚ only one road can be taken. There is no reverse‚ and there are no U-turns. There is simply a single path to be taken. How does
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“The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost Gaganpreet Singh Mythology 205 Professor Jason Cliff “The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost In the poem “The Road Not Taken”‚ the author talks about the mythological situation in which he had to choose one path out of the two choices. “Two roads are diverged in a yellow wood and there is no way that author can
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Looking for Alibrandi Looking for Alibrandi is about a seventeen year old girl named Josephine Alibrandi. Her mother Christina had her out of wed-lock at a young age. She experiences turmoil because of her over baring grandmother Nonna who is afraid of change and tries to protect Josephine from the new world‚ Christina is a woman caught between her mother and daughter but she just wants Josephine to be her self and not be tied down by the Italian bonds she was. Josephine is becoming closer to
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“The Road Not Taken” “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is one of the most misinterpreted poems to this day because a vast majority of people mistake that it means to seize the day and that they are in control of destiny. In reality‚ the theme of “The Road Not Taken” centers around choice and the outcome of those choices in life. Decision-making plays a major role in life since that’s what constructs life. One choice leads to another and will either have a positive or negative effect in the end
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