The Road Not Taken As I read and analyzed this poem I became aware that it is indeed a great poem and that the reader must dig deep in order to find the true message of the poem. Careful readers shall not be tricked. The Basic Subject of the Poem The poem starts off with the title “The Road Not Taken.” At first sight this title could be used as foreshadow that the following poem will be about making a mistake‚ not making the right choice (not taking the right road) therefore establishing a
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Mr. Currin 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
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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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Robert Frost starts the poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by painting a picture in the readers minds that there are two roads that veer off into two different places. Frost realizes that he is only able to travel down one of the roads at a time. But what Frost doesn’t realize is that once he starts down one path‚ he may not be able to return back to go down the other path as well. Robert Frost’s‚ “The Road Not Taken” teaches a lesson about decisions and how one “small” decision can impact an individual’s
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with a theme and a lesson. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is about making choices and how those choices will affect you. In the first stanza‚ Frost talks about how he had to chose between the two roads. He couldn’t take both. In the third stanza‚ he talked about how one choice may lead to another. Frost continues in the fourth stanza talking about how the choice he made impacted his life negatively. One reason I believe that “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is about making choices is because
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“The Road Not Taken” “ The Road Not Taken’‚ by Robert Frost is about a man who chooses one path but is curious and questions the other. The man feels a sense of regret later on in the poem because he would most likely never take the other path ever again. Two primary themes that are developed in this poem are no matter what you are doing in life you’ll be fine and to just go with it because you can’t go back in time. “I shall be telling this with a sigh” (Frost‚16). This states how the man was
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the poem they are reading. Robert Frost’s‚ “The Road Not Taken” is a perfect example of this. The poem is about a man who is in the woods and he arrives at a fork in the road. However‚ this fork in the road is a very important choice and he takes his time to make his choice. In this piece of poetry Frost implements many examples of literary devices. However‚ he uses three that really help readers understand this poem. In “The Road Not Taken” Frost uses metaphor‚ tone‚ and imagery to an extent
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In the poem "The Road Not Taken"‚ author Robert Frost uses the simple image of a road to represent a person’s journey through life. A well-established poet‚ Frost does a proficient job of transforming a seemingly common road to one of great importance‚ which along the way helps one identify who they really are. This poem is one of self-discovery. Frost incorporates strong elements of poetry such as theme‚ symbolism‚ rhyme scheme‚ diction‚ imagery‚ and tone to help create one of his most well known
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choices we’ve made and not regret them. Robert Frost is greatly known for portraying life lessons and realistic descriptions through his poetry. In his well-known poem “The Road Not Taken” he writes about an experience that all humans go through at some point in their lives. The poet helps us to better understand this message by his use of tone and literary devices throughout the poem. “The Road Not Taken” is about a traveler who comes upon a fork in the road. There are two paths‚ and he has to decide
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purpose. Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is a popular poem that is often misinterpreted as a message to nonconformity. However‚ the poem’s use of symbolism and subtle irony reflects a regretful tone to cultivate its true message about the complexities of decision making and missed opportunities. The use of Frost’s imagery can be first found in the title‚ “The Road Not Taken.” The title introduces its main use of symbolism with roads. The figurative use of roads throughout the poem is a metaphor
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