that could impact the rest of your life? The following poetry analysis is titled “The Road Not Taken” written by Robert Frost. The poem is about Frost walking on a path that comes to a split in the road. The path contains two roads. One road is beaten down and easy to walk on and the other is thickly coated with underbrush and is difficult to travel. He decides to take the difficult path and is glad he did. The roads represent two choices in life that you are faced with and even though one path may
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(Lunenburg‚ 2010). Therefore‚ Robert Frost’s poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” is about the gift of free will to everyone‚ and how that free will is exercised when faced with decisions in life. Or is it? The first line of the poem states: “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood” (Kirszner and Mandell‚ 2012‚ p. 624)‚ this is not meant to be two literal roads‚ nor a forest in the fall season. Rather‚ his choice of words has a much deeper meaning. In fact‚ “Two roads”‚ is a representation of two choices‚ “yellow” represents
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“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is a classic poem known by millions. Frost uses nature and scenery to examine individualism through this metaphorical style. This poem speaks of a man who comes across two paths. One path seems to be traveled and is well known. This path is worn down and covered in footprints. Another path stands in front of him‚ no signs of life ever crossing its way. The man decides to take the road untouched; discovering new ways of life and not following the crowd. He
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Careful Analysis of the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost communicates to readers the importance of choices made in life. Frost uses simple language to communicate a complex meaning about the choices made in one’s life. Everyone is faced daily with decisions varying in significance and complexity. Whether it is choosing what to eat for lunch‚ which color to paint the house‚ whom to marry or where to live‚ the decisions we make in the moments of each day impact our life both in the present
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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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The Road Never To Be Known While Robert Frost’s poem‚ “The Road Not Taken‚” can be read at face value‚ when analyzed at a deeper level‚ underlying themes appear just below the surface of this seemingly playful piece. He is so nonchalant that it takes keen perception to find the theme within his words. He states‚ “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚” but‚ he is not talking simply about roads; they are metaphoric for choices one must make during life. In this poem‚ Frost utilizes tactics such
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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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Days in life of a High school Kid Scene 1: High school hallway Richard is standing down stage left. Suzie walks in standing upstage right then walks toward Richard she pulls a note out of her backpack and drops it on his binder. Suzie: Hey I see you all the time in this hallway what’s your name? Richard: My name is Richard. Suzie: Oh well‚ I’ve been meaning to give you this forever but here you go. Richard: Well‚ thanks for the note but I never got your name? Suzie: My name is Suzie nice to
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English 102-9 9 April 2015 “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost While a short piece‚ Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” is a beautiful literary masterpiece‚ though it is often misinterpreted. Many readers believe that the focus of the poem is “taking the road less traveled” – refusing to conform‚ asserting bravery‚ and directing your own future. However‚ line 11 says‚ “And both [roads] that morning equally lay/in leaves no step had trodden black.” Neither of the roads had been traveled‚ which reshapes
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Reflection on “The Road Not Taken” Literature requires us to go on a journey with the writer‚ to enter the world that they have so carefully created for you to explore. Our text defines imagination as “the human power that shapes artistic expression; it enables a writer’s work to become an expression of meaning in our world‚ and allows readers to engage in identifying with what the writer’s work has to say about things that matter.”(Clugston‚ 2010). Imagination is the number one thing
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