Analysis Of The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost

Robert Frosts “The Road Not Taken” is more symbolic of a choice one must make in their life in attempt to foresee the outcome before reaching the end, than it is about choosing the right path in the woods.

Not only are metaphors utilized throughout the poem, but a literary device known as Imagery is as well. Imagery is alternative as important a device for it allows for the reader to have a clear picture of what the character in the poem is visualizing. Furthermore, it also helps covey the theme the author is aiming to represent to the reader. Imagery is made known in stanza two line three, which states, “Because it was grassy and wanted wear” (Myer, 1091). Here the author is using imagery to inform the readers the traveler is coming up with a reason for why one path could be more favorable over the other. The reader analyzes this line of imagery to obtain a clearer representation of the traveler’s decision-making process. Another line where the author uses imagery is in stanza two line five, which states, “Had worn them really about the same” (Myer, 1091). Here the author is using imagery to inform the reader that the paths are “worn” down, which informs the reader that both of his choices have been equally chosen by people before him. These examples help the reader begin to form the theme of self-justification in decision-making. After analyzing the metaphors and the imagery Frost uses in this poem, the reader can conclude so far that the theme the poet is conveying

In the Robert Frost poem ‘’The Road Not Taken’’ there is a pervasive and in many ways intrinsic sense of journey throughout. In such, the poem explores an aspect associated with human decision, or indecision, relative to the oxymoron, that choices with the least the difference should bear the most indifference, but realistically, carry the most difficulty. This is conveyed through the use of several pivotal techniques. Where the first such instance is the use of an extended metaphor, where the poem as a whole becomes a literary embodiment of something more, the journey of life. The second technique used is the writing style of first person. Where in using this, the reader can depict a clear train of thought from the walker and understand

a "yellow wood" (1) when "two roads diverged" (1), that he had to make a

How can an author effectively convey a universal message to the broadest audience possible? Simple. The author must simply create a completely impartial narrator, devoid of sex, status, or age. The Road Not Taken is a poem told by an impartial narrator who has come to a crossroads in his/her life. The crossroads is represented by a forked path that leads through a forest. The setting is also impartial; the forest is anytime and anywhere the reader desires it to be. The narrator is forced to make a life-decision, thus changing the course of his/her life forever. Symbolism and imagery are used effectively to reinforce the main theme of the poem.

Frost presents the traveler's choice of paths as a metaphor for the difficult decisions a person must make in life. The divergent paths are the choices to be made at various points along the way. Regardless of how he tries, the traveler cannot see beyond where the path is "bent in the undergrowth" (5). Likewise, nobody can predict what effect one choice will have on his life. The traveler sees the two paths as very similar or "just as fair" (6). As much as the traveler would like to return to the diverging roads, he realizes that he will not get another chance to travel the other path. With maturity comes a resignation that a choice has affected a person's life and there is no going back. He also tries to make the best of his decision by saying that it has "made all the difference." (20).

In this poem, I believe the theme is that you have to jump at an opportunity when you get it, or you may never get that opportunity again. Moving on to the tone of the poem, I believe that it is wistful, and that the speaker might be looking back on his days, and realizing that he taking the other road might have made all of the difference in his life. There is very good diction in this poem, as some words express Frost’s feeling more than other’s would’ve. For example, in the line “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,” (1), Frost really emphasizes the two roads separating from each other. In another line “In leaves no step had trodden black” (12), trodden is a more appropriate than another word such as crushed or pulverized, because it is the past form of trod, or to step in something, and gives an image of human feet stepping on the freshly fallen leaves.

?The Road Not Taken? (1916) tells of someone faced with two of life?s decisions however only one can be chosen. Whichever road is taken will be final and will determine the direction that their life takes. Frost drives this poem by a calm and collective narrative, spoken by the traveler of the diverged roads. Who is speaking with himself trying to convince himself of which road is the better choice. Frost wrote this poem using standard, modern language.

In the ending of the poem, regret is displayed after realizing the wrong choices were made.

The road not taken by Robert Frost is about choosing paths, and choosing a direction. The paths are ones in life that are not necessarily physical ones, but more likely spiritual. Frost says in stanza two that he wished he could travel both paths. Which shows that he is not discerning between right and wrong, but between two life or vocational decisions. The first path is well traveled, indicating drawing attributes like ease, wealth, and fame. The second, however less traveled, it the one he picks. Frost saw something attractive in the second path, hidden in its grassiness; something that would actually fulfill him in life, despite walking alone. Frost says that throughout life there will always be decisions to make that will lead a person

“I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference (Frost, 19-20).” Many individuals take these infamous last two lines from Robert Frost’s classic poem “The Road Not Taken,” and completely disregard the rest of the literary piece. Much of society thinks that it’s the road they take that makes them different and stand apart from everybody else. They believe that their uniqueness relies on this ultimate decision of which road they go down. Frost, however, thinks the exact opposite of this. Frost believes that each person’s path is unique because everyone makes their own string of decisions to get to a certain point.

There comes a point in one’s life where you are forced to make a decision indicating the next rout to your life’s destination. The Road Not Taken, By Robert Frost written in 1916, demonstrates a choice in which someone must make among two options in life. Whether it is your career, passion, or your next step into adulthood, we will always have decisive options brought upon us.

The poem is about a traveler who is walking in the woods, but comes to a halt where the road splits into two. He then has to choose which road he will pursue further, so he looks down each road as far as he could. The traveler realizes the two roads are identical and worn equally. Once he chooses a road, he tries to convince himself that he will come back one day to travel the other, knowing he will be unable to. In the last lines Robert Frost states that when he retells the story he will say that he took the road less traveled by.

“The Road Not taken” is a poem that has a very extravagant usage of words. All of them fall together perfectly. This lavish poem by Robert Frost, shows how he had a choice of two roads to travel & could only go down one. When he looks back he debates on his decision & wonders if he’ll ever go back to the two roads & see the one he had not yet explore. The poet explains while staying placid.

This is a wonderful poem with many different themes and ideas. One of the biggest themes is not being afraid to take a chance. Some of the other themes include, not following the crowd, trying new things, and standing for something. This poem stated that the author "took the one (road) less traveled by, and that has made all the difference" so the author is telling the reader that we too should not be afraid to take another path.