Metaphors In Poetry
Imagine two completely different experiences; they each describe the other in unique ways yet reach out to the audience as well. It envelops one and demonstrates the poetic way of thought, resulting in a flurry of philosophical ideas that consume and yet somehow create an understanding of it. “The Road Not Taken”, by Robert Frost, and “O Captain! My Captain”, by Walt Whitman, utilized metaphors, thought-provoking ideas, and a personalized, relatable style of poetry to illustrate their overall point. “The Road Not Taken” and “O Captain! My Captain!” made use of metaphors to bring out their underlying meaning in their poems. Robert Frost used a fork in the road as a metaphor about choosing paths, or coming to an important decision. By writing
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My Captain!”; he emphasized the point of how the “fearful trip” described in the poem was finished, and how his beloved captain, a notable father figure and a sort of loved authority, was struck down (for reasons unknown), and lay dead on the deck of his ship. The former is an illustration …show more content…
As aforementioned, Robert Frost’s poem spoke to the reader of the importance of decision-making. However, he also wrote directly to the reader about how multiple decisions have the same outcome, and how others can lead to different futures. Later in the poem, Frost stated that he wished to take the other metaphorical path as well, even if it was just for another day. This is not unlike “O Captain! My Captain!” because this poem somewhat revolves around the outcomes of a decision, and this choice that Whitman described is the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Nevertheless, there is a key difference between these two poems in terms of philosophical ideals; in “The Road Not Taken” Frost described how the two choices had virtually the same outcome. In Whitman’ poem, the decision that was made had great consequences that had a prominent upshot on the United States as a whole. Consequently, the thought-provoking ideas in “The Road Not Taken” and “O Captain! My Captain!” were a major piece in Frost and Whitman’s overall
My Captain!”; he emphasized the point of how the “fearful trip” described in the poem was finished, and how his beloved captain, a notable father figure and a sort of loved authority, was struck down (for reasons unknown), and lay dead on the deck of his ship. The former is an illustration …show more content…
As aforementioned, Robert Frost’s poem spoke to the reader of the importance of decision-making. However, he also wrote directly to the reader about how multiple decisions have the same outcome, and how others can lead to different futures. Later in the poem, Frost stated that he wished to take the other metaphorical path as well, even if it was just for another day. This is not unlike “O Captain! My Captain!” because this poem somewhat revolves around the outcomes of a decision, and this choice that Whitman described is the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Nevertheless, there is a key difference between these two poems in terms of philosophical ideals; in “The Road Not Taken” Frost described how the two choices had virtually the same outcome. In Whitman’ poem, the decision that was made had great consequences that had a prominent upshot on the United States as a whole. Consequently, the thought-provoking ideas in “The Road Not Taken” and “O Captain! My Captain!” were a major piece in Frost and Whitman’s overall