“The Road Not Taken” By Robert Frost Lindsey Stevens ENG102W September 22‚ 2012 “A Road Not Taken” is a poem that most of have read or heard of at one time or another by the writer Robert Frost. I first read this poem in Elementary school but it always stuck with me whenever I would read it again. “A Road Not Taken” shadows that we as humans make choices regardless if the choice was good or bad‚ there are consequences that affect our destiny. The setting of “A Road Not Taken” takes place
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What is the Road Not Taken At first glance when reading Robert Frost’s poem "The road not taken‚" one might think that the traveler is deciding which road to take in hoping to not make bad decisions in life. Looking at two different roads as if one lead to hell and one lead to heaven. After reading the entire poem‚ I connected with the poem. It very clearly stated to me that the poem is about coming across to good roads‚ and not knowing which direction to take life into because of being afraid
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The road not taken – Robert Frost The poem ‘the road not taken’ explores the concept of journey in two ways. There is a metaphorical meaning that Discusses the choices made in life‚ as well as a physical journey that sends him on a quest through a path of uncertainty. Frost’s use of poetic techniques allows the reader to interpret these journeys in their own way. The physical journey takes place when the persona ‚ in this case frost‚ has to choose between two paths. It is identified that frost
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Robert Frost’s poem‚ ‘The Road Not Taken’ can describe anyone’s life at any point in time because everyone needs to make decisions everyday‚ no matter how big or small. The feeling throughout the first three stanzas‚ to me‚ was a slight nervousness. The author has two choices to make and he is contemplating each one. In the fourth stanza‚ the last two lines give off a feeling of happiness‚ by taking the road less traveled by the author’s life has been changed‚ it made the difference and to me‚ it
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Richard Wheeler Marsh 30‚ 2013 Literary analysis of The Road Less Traveled by Robert Frost Robert Frost is an amazing poet. He can say so much in just a few stanzas. Not only is his work A Road Less Traveled my favorite poem out of his collection of works‚ it is my favorite poem ever. It is a reflection on the uncertainties of life and it answers the most asked question in today’s world. “What should I do with my life?” He says that whatever you do‚ you will pick the right path of life because
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“The road not taken” by Robert Frost is a powerful poem with one basic theme: individuality comes down to being able to choose between the popular choice and a choice less explored. In other words‚ the central meaning of this poem is a person should not make a decision based on its popularity‚ one should make a choice based on its benefits to the individual. Choosing the unique alternative could make all the difference The real question is‚ what does Frost mean by “the road less traveled by” ? Much
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English 101 Burstrem October 7‚ 2009 The Road Not Taken Life is full of choices and decisions that could ultimately change the outcome of our lives. In the poem‚ “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ a traveler is destined to make that decision. This traveler man has to decide which road to take‚ one that is frequently traveled‚ and the one that is not. After contemplating which road to follow‚ he comes to the decision to take the road less traveled because he doesn’t want to follow in
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process. When people open up to different opportunities‚ it is the initial response by human nature to pick the opportunity that will give you the most benefit. The concept of having to pick between two paths has been identified in the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. There have been times when a person had to choose a specific path that they though they should take but the truth of the matter was it ended up being the wrong choice. In life it is normal for people to make mistakes because
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experience is not simply experiencing life‚ but learning from one’s experience. Such is demonstrated in Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson‚” and Robert Frost’s‚ “The Road Not Taken”. “The Lesson” demonstrates a child’s shift from arrogance to learning a lesson she was resistant to learning through the experience that her teacher provided. “The Road Not Taken” demonstrates the value of having to put in effort to work one’s way through life to gain the experience necessary to be successful. Both involve the gain
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Juxtaposing “The Road Not Taken” and “New Directions” In “New Directions” by Maya Angelou‚ Annie Johnson is a Negro woman in the early 1900s that is faced with two toddling sons‚ very little money‚ and a slight ability to read and add simple numbers. After she and her husband part amicably‚ Annie decides she does not want to work as a domestic and leave her kids to anyone else’s care. Because she knows that there is no possibility the town’s cotton gin or lumber mill will hire her‚ she decides
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