Though it may seem to have a deep meaning‚ this poem that was written by Robert Frost‚ "The Road Not Taken" was originally about Frost’s indecisive hiking partner. The poem is a narrative poem that presents a metaphoric twist on the concept of making life choices through loose iambic tetrameter. It consists of four five-line stanzas‚ also known as quintains. It also follows an abaab rhyme scheme with roughly nine syllables per line. From the vivid imagery that acts as an extended metaphor through
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“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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In Robert Frost’s poem‚ “ The Road Not Taken‚” he is telling a life lesson between the lines. He uses literary elements such as alliteration(line 8) and personification(line 8) to make his poem run more smoothly. He uses lines of imagery to help the reader understand the poem and visualize the scenes throughout the poem. The poem is an entertaining story but at the same time‚ it is teaching us a lesson about our life’s choices. Robert Frost writes this poem during a time when most poets were leaving
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The Road Not Taken” Final Stanza In Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken he is attempting to relay the sense of direction we all use in making decisions. Frost arranged each stanza in his poem to rely one thought for each stanza. The main idea of the poem is “one of reflection and imagery as Frost looks back on his life” (1) The Road Not Taken is one of the most misunderstood poem’s Frost every wrote in his life. Many people believe they understand the poem after its first
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The Theme of “A Worn Path” Charlotte Schroeder Ashford University 03/04/2013 ENG 125 Instructor Abby Forster In the short story “A Worn Path”‚ the author Eudora Welty‚ created a strong theme of undying love with an old woman and her grandson. The main character in this story is called Phoenix; she is an old woman that is narrated from the author trying to make a long journey down a worn path to bring her sick grandson medicine. She will not let anything get in her way from
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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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Kendra Ar----no Period 5 Response to Literature: “The Road Not Taken” Life is about making choices. This is about a man; a man who must make a decision between two roads: the road less traveled by or the road more worn. He “took the road less traveled by‚ and that has made all the difference.” “The Road not Taken” by Robert Frost is about think about you choices‚ not to be a follower‚ and to be unique. It’s better in life to think about your choice before you make them. “And be
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In “The Road Not Taken‚” Robert Frost utilizes paths and forks in the wood as classic metaphors to symbolize the lifeline‚ with twists and decisions. This image doesn’t require imagination but is simple‚ accurate‚ and resonant for the readers. However‚ some people may misunderstand the last stanza and think that the persona has taken the road less traveled by and becomes different or better than others. This is not true. The fact is that “Neither of the roads is less traveled by‚” because in the
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Life is a journey with a choice of many roads to travel. Everyone is a traveler on the roads of life and must choose his own path. In Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” the traveler must decide which road is best for him. Does he take the path most traveled or does he go down “the one less traveled by” (19)? When one takes the road “ less traveled” (19) he is choosing his own path in life rather than following the mainstream. Frost gives support to the idea that the choices one makes in life makes
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Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is one of the most famous poems of all time. Even though this poem is so famous it is typically misunderstood. “The Road Not Taken” was written by Robert Frost in the spring of 1915 and it’s meaning has been has been debated ever since then. To fully understand the Frost’s meaning of the poem one needs to analyze the poem itself‚ stanza by stanza then also analyze the context of the poem. The best place to start breaking down Robert Frost’s poem is by reading
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