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‚ which reshapes
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The poem I have chosen is “The Road Not Taken‚” written by Robert Frost. The reason I chose this poem is because I believe this poem has stood out from the others. While reading the poem‚ the lyrics drew my attention. It made me realize that this poem is real‚ an everyday thing. “ The Road Not Taken‚” is about a person and how the choice they have made has affected their life. Choices affect you and all your other decisions that you may face later on in life. This made me feel like everything has
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Brooke Chubinsky Professor Crystal Nelson English 2010 1 March 2017 The Interpretation Not Taken Poetry‚ by virtue of its figurative nature‚ is quite often misunderstood. However‚ there is no such poem more misinterpreted than Robert Frost’s 1916 work‚ “The Road Not Taken.” Generations of students‚ scholars and other readers of poetry are quick to take this poem at face value‚ placing superficial judgment without employing some of the most important devices available to the careful reader - reading
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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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Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” In the first stanza‚ Frost is telling of how he sees two roads‚ but he cannot possibly take both. The first road he looks at can only be seen as far as a near curve with undergrowth. The second road he sees has a grassy path and “want[s] wear.” In the third stanza Frost debates which path to take and decides to leave the first road for another day‚ if he decides to ever come back. The fourth and final stanza of the poem tells how Frost is telling the tale with
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of being alive”. "The Road Not Taken" centers on the concept of choice. The path that the speaker is walking on is splitting in two directions‚ and he has to decide which way to go. This path is not just in the woods‚ but also represents a decision in his life. Something in his life is changing‚ forcing him to make a choice. Yet he has a really hard time deciding and is full of doubts since he does not want to miss the opportunity and wants to choose the right road. Whether or not he has a reason
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left the scene and didn’t say sorry to the owner. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost supports the idea of this quote; however‚ “Untraveled Road” by Thousand Foot Krutch does not. The poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost goes along with the theme of the quote by Bodie Thoene. For example‚ in the poem Frost says‚ “I took the other‚ as just as fair” (Line 6)‚ stating that he took the better road that looked just as beautiful and less taken. In this line‚ Frost is making a difficult decision
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Clara Kirkpatrick Mr. Woods English 102 CHA 8 November 2010 The Road Not Taken The poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost describes the dilemma in decision making‚ generally in life each individual has countless decisions to make and those decisions lead to new challenges‚ dilemmas and opportunities. In Frost’s poem‚ the careful traveler observes the differences of each path‚ one is bent and covered in undergrowth (Frost 5) and the other is grassy and unworn (Frost 8). In the end he knows
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“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Lee Frost is one of the most eminent as well as misunderstood pieces of American poetry. The speaker stands in the woods debating two splitting paths. This happens in a yellow wood (indicating the setting is autumn). Both paths are “worn about the same.” The speaker muses at the fork for a long while until he finally chooses the second road‚ saving for the first road for another day. In the future he will reminisce about his decision‚ claiming to have taken the road
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Violet Mignot Dr. Dickerson English Honors 1 30 Oct. 2013 Poetry Essay #1 “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is about making choices. This poem has four stanzas. This poem is written entirely in first person. The two paths are symbols witch represents that everyone has choices in life. In my opinion‚ “The Road Not Taken” means that even though people might not be making the right choice go with what feels right. The first thing that I’ve seen in this poem is sadness. For example‚ “ I
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