There comes a time in every person’s life where they must make a decision between two equally good options‚ whether it be choosing which house to buy or which university to attend after high school. The poem “The Road not Taken” by Robert Frost is about that time in a person’s life‚ and the indecisiveness that comes with it. Through the use of indecisive punctuation‚ similar rhyme scheme‚ and the number of stanzas‚ Frost is able to represent the challenges that encompasses picking one option over
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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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Analysis of “The Road Not Taken” The poem “The Road Not Taken” was written by the famous poet Robert Frost. Robert Frost was born on March 26‚ 1874‚ to journalist William Prescott Frost Jr.‚ and Isabelle Moodie. He moved around the United States‚ and eventually to Great Britain. He died January 29‚ 1963. He wrote the poem “The Road Not Taken” in 1916. At the time that the poem was written‚ Robert Frost was living in a little cottage in Britain. He received inspiration for the poem
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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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Nothing is absolute anymore. Any situation we come across‚ whether of our own making or facing the unknown‚ is left for interpretation making them negotiable. There are moments when people encounter crossroads‚ where they must choose a path. “The step not taken” is a story about a man‚ who was at a crossroad and chose a path that he regretted soon after and continued to be haunted with guilt. The hero‚ Paul D’Angelo experienced an epiphany in his story “The step not taken”‚ where his subconscious acts
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THE ROAD NOT TAKEN ROBERT FROST BACKGROUND Robert Frost (1874-1963) was an America poet. He is considered as one of the most valuable English poets. He grew up in New England and therefore he is known for his stylish‚ rural and simple description. The Road Not Taken is a narrative poem. Narrative poetry is a genre in which there is a narrator who tells the plot of the poem. The poem was written in 1915 and was published in 1916 in the collection Mountain Interval by Frost himself. Two roads
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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” 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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