explain how you would develop your argument for this interpretation. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is a poem with an obvious literal meaning. A man comes to a fork in the road and has to make a decision on which way to go to continue his journey. After a lot of thought‚ the traveler chooses the road “less traveled by.” I interpreted this to mean that he took the more complex path or journey and avoided the simpler road. My thesis sentence for this poem would be “ In life all people are faced
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depending on the reader. Frost shows duality through nature‚ relationships‚ and choices. In the poem “The Road Not Taken”‚ Frost mentions taking the road less traveled. The road less traveled is not mainstream like all the others. Taking this road will give a different story to tell. Going another way is unique and shows that there is more than one way to go. Possibly regretful of taking the road less traveled‚ Frost states “Then took the other‚ as just as fair‚ / and having perhaps the better claim
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“The Road not taken” by Roberts Frost. Frost wrote the poem in first person. In the first part of the poem‚ he describes that there are two choices to make in the forest where the leaves have changed to yellow there he must choose between two paths that head in different directions. He regrets that he cannot follow both roads‚ but since that is not possible‚ he pauses for a while to consider his choice. One road seems preferable. Then he realizes that both roads are likely equally traveled and that
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large enough that it could change one’s entire life‚ how is it possible to determine which course of action to take? A response to this concept is explored in the internationally acclaimed poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. Following the speaker’s thought process as he faces two forks on a road‚ the poem ends with his contented reflection on the final choice of which path to take. By utilizing a variety of poetic devices like metaphor‚ tone‚ and connotation‚ Frost is able to cogently convey
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Roads are often a metaphor for life’s journey. They begin and end‚ and they can be freeing or confining‚ but most of all‚ they are a constant among people. Walt Whitman’s “Song of the Open Road‚” Carl Sandberg’s “The Road at The End‚” and Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” are all interpretations of the journey of life‚ but they are written from different perspectives. “Song of the Open Road” is an entirely positive portrayal‚ “The Road at The End” is dark but could be read as hopeful‚ and “The
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"The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” describes a traveler faced with a choice of which one of two roads to travel. He knows not where either road might lead. In order to continue on his journey‚ he can pick only one road. He scrutinizes both roads for the possibilities of where they may take him in his travels. Frost’s traveler realizes that regret is inevitable. Regardless
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Robert Frost and the poem I chose is “The Road Not Taken”. “Frost spent the years 1912 to 1915 in England‚ where among his acquaintances was the writer Edward Thomas. Thomas and Frost became close friends and took many walks together. After Frost returned to New Hampshire in 1915‚ he sent Thomas an advance copy of "The Road Not Taken”. Frost says that the speaker of the poem was based on his friend Edward Thomas. Thomas was “a person who‚ whichever road he went‚ would be sorry he didn’t go the other”
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his poem “The Road Not Taken”. Frost uses some great images to describe the situation the narrator is in. He also lets you visualize the thoughts and actions that the narrator is making. There are so many ways you can tell what Frost is saying in this poem by taking a close look into his many uses of symbolism. Frosts first use of symbolism in his poem is in the first two lines “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ / And sorry I could not travel both” (Frost‚ 555). The two roads are being referred
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Robert Frost effectively utilizes literary techniques involving metaphors‚ personification and imagery to describe internal struggles prevalent throughout life. Although‚ “Desert Places” and “The Road Not Taken” differ in the messages they bring to the reader’s attention and general themes‚ they both describe internal struggle dealt with by the narrator and use the setting as a metaphor. Desert Places‚ is based on the theme of loneliness and isolation. The narrator does not appear to believe that
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In ‘The Road Not Taken’ Frost uses simple‚ straight forward language to present a theme about life’s choices‚ “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ And sorry I could not travel both” and the consequences “I took the one less travelled by‚ And that has made all the difference”. The two roads symbolises the choices we make between alternatives our lives offer and this is an everyday concern of the speaker
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