In “The Road Not Taken‚” Robert Frost utilizes paths and forks in the wood as classic metaphors to symbolize the lifeline‚ with twists and decisions. This image doesn’t require imagination but is simple‚ accurate‚ and resonant for the readers. However‚ some people may misunderstand the last stanza and think that the persona has taken the road less traveled by and becomes different or better than others. This is not true. The fact is that “Neither of the roads is less traveled by‚” because in the
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Kendra Ar----no Period 5 Response to Literature: “The Road Not Taken” Life is about making choices. This is about a man; a man who must make a decision between two roads: the road less traveled by or the road more worn. He “took the road less traveled by‚ and that has made all the difference.” “The Road not Taken” by Robert Frost is about think about you choices‚ not to be a follower‚ and to be unique. It’s better in life to think about your choice before you make them. “And be
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Maria McGuirt English‚ Essay 1 Instructor: Graves 13 April 2014 The Road Not Taken In discussions of the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ many people would misinterpret this poem to be posted on a Hallmark card‚ which would lean towards the joyful side. Conventional wisdom has it that the tone of the poem could be the explanation why this poem misguides most readers. Yet‚ there is a lot of irony and symbolism through out the reading that people could argue differently. Although
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Interpretation of "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost As a poem‚ "The Road Not Taken" is a great source of inspiration and able to be understood by all readers from an intuitive reader to a novice poem reader. A short poem with 4 sections‚ Robert Frost has given the main theme of the poem in its title‚ "The Road Not Taken." Depending on the reader‚ the "road not taken" can ultimately imply any journey in life in which a decision between two paths must be made. "Two roads diverged in a yellow
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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 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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Annotated Bibliography Brown‚ Dan. "Frost ’s ’Road ’ & ’Woods ’ redux.(Robert Frost)." New Criterion. 25. 8 (2007): 11(4). Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 07 Feb. 2010. In this article‚ Dan Brown argues that the poem does not contain any metaphors or similes. However‚ the poem as a whole is a metaphor. He also shows how Frost’s poem tends to be full of contradictions. He also argues whether the speaker’s choice of road actually makes the difference in the speaker’s future.
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The Road Not Taken “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost can be interpreted in many ways. I understood that the roads were symbols of life and the struggles of making decisions. In the first stanza the narrator tells the story of the two paths. Both of which he cannot see that far down. “And sorry I could not travel both.”(2) He wishes that he could travel down both paths‚ but he knows that he cannot split into two. The decision of which road he takes will be permanent. He will never be able
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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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