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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example‚ who to marry‚ what job to take‚ and where to live. Many of the choices we have to make result in picking something over another‚ this can lead to careful contemplation and even regret. Robert Frost poem "The Road Not Taken" gives a perfect illustration of making a choice in one’s life and the thought process someone may go through in making a choice. The poem takes place in the woods with the speaker coming across a fork in the road
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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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Running head: THE ROAD NOT TAKEN The Road Not Taken Ashford University ENG 125 Introduction to Literature Instructor: Susan Turner-Conlon The Road Not Taken Everyday people make choices such as what clothes to wear or how to style their hair. These choices are not as life changing as other choices we make that determine who we are. These can be anything like choosing whether or not to marry a person or having children. Life choices are not made by people‚ they are made by an individual
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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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analyses of The Road Not Taken and explain how it has helped you understand the significance of the poem. George Montiero and Mark Richardson outline the significance of the poem‚ The Road Not Taken‚ by Robert Frost. Their critical analyses of the poem broaden your understanding of the meanings hidden in the text. By detailing some of Robert Frosts history‚ and his background you get a better understanding of the message he is portraying within the text. "THE ROAD NOT TAKEN" can be read
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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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their 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
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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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poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frosts shows us how we must make many decision in life‚ despite not knowing where that decision will ultimately lead us. The continuous theme of the poem is man vs himself‚ where the speaker is conflicted internally with himself since he has to make a hard decision. He is in the middle of the autumn forest where the road he is traveling on‚ diverges into two. He is faced with the challenge of deciding which road to travel down. The setting and the roads have a bigger
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