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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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 road not taken – The complex idea of free will (2 identical forks in the road)‚ being able to choose what we do or where we go but do not know beforehand what we are choosing between. After apple picking – the idea that people know that they can go that one last mile to accomplish something but they are still lazy. Nothing Gold can stay – everything that is being enjoyed today will inevitably be taken away. The Drovers wife - Addresses the issue of the hardship of women whose bravery
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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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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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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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emotional or spiritual‚ will help them to determine what their purpose is in life. As depicted in Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”‚ the narrator underwent an emotional journey after coming to a fork in the road as he was walking through the woods. He wants to travel down both roads‚ but knows that is not possible and begins to contemplate which road he should take. As he looks down both roads‚ he tries to differentiate the two by saying one is greener than the other‚ but comes to the realization that
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they can result in a positive or a negative consequence that shapes who the person is today. In the poem titled “The Road Not Taken‚” Robert Frost sets up a situation where the narrator faces a dilemma of whether to settle upon one path or another. By using the elements of poem‚ Frost shows the train of thought and how the thoughts developed to make a decision between the two roads. First of all‚ one of the key elements used in this poem by Frost is imagery. As an illustration‚ the author states
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Michael Beltran March 30‚ 2014 English 1302 Mr. Weesner Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken” Poetry Explication “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost expresses the theatrical encounter between determining which of the two paths to go onto not knowing what the decisions will lead to as they come upon him/her on the way. That being said‚ the speaker makes a slight curve and claims‚ “Two roads diverged in a wood‚ and I- I took the one less traveled by...” when in the beginning he ultimately chooses
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The Road Not Taken “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost can be interpreted in many ways. I understood that the roads were symbols of life and the struggles of making decisions. In the first stanza the narrator tells the story of the two paths. Both of which he cannot see that far down. “And sorry I could not travel both.”(2) He wishes that he could travel down both paths‚ but he knows that he cannot split into two. The decision of which road he takes will be permanent. He will never be able
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