The Road not Taken was a poem wrote by Robert Frost in 1916. A traveler had to pick what path to take and he was confused on what he wanted to take. One path was always taken by everyone because there was barely any grass, but the other path was never taken as it had a lot of grass. The theme of the poem is about making choices in life. In the first stanza the traveler was sad for not taking the one path but he could only take one. He was standing in the woods deciding on which path he wanted to take. The traveler was able to look down both roads and saw where one bent into undergrowth. The traveler was confused and did not know what path he wanted to take. In the second stanza the traveler is claiming that both paths are fair. One difference
In the poem it state, “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both…” [Green Day (1, 2)] This piece of text displays how the narrator is faced with a hard decision and regrets not being able to take both paths. In the text it also states, “ … to where it bent in the undergrowth… it was grassy and wanted tear… I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference,” [Robert Frost (5, 8, 19, 20)] These lines from the text help to show how the narrator looks through all his options, and then takes the lesser taken option. This choice was likely made due to the narrator thinking that he/she might not like the choice that other people made, and will end up regretting it, so after taking the lesser chosen path, the narrator is pleased with his/her decision.
Stanza 1-Speaker of poem in the woods. The wood is sunny, bright, it is Fall. He comes to a fork in the road. He’s trying to choose one road. He can only take one. He looks down one path and he can see pretty far but he doesn’t see where it will take him.
The speaker has to choose between two roads. One road leads him to the more common, used and familiar way, and the second is the less traveled way. Helen, also needs to choose between the more common way, to stay with her husband Gerry, that she knows and used to or to choose James that represents the other way, the unknown. Differences • There is a difference in the setting (time & place). The poem takes place at a crossroads in the woods in the middle of the fall.
The two roads that the speaker ponders over may literally be roads in the poem, but they represent the paths of life. Many times in a person’s life, he or she has to make decisions. Some decisions may be easy while some may be difficult. In this poem, the speaker is facing the challenge of making a difficult decision. He has to decide which road he wants to take, which represents a person deciding which path to take in life.
When one traveler (gender unspecified) is basically trying to choose between two roads which is referred to two life styles to change his/her life.(This last sentence is a sentence fragment.) In the story it says ¨there are two roads diverged in a yellow wood¨ it doesn't state where he is going. The two roads looked different the road on one side had an undergrowth and looked like it wasn´t taken much and wanted wear. The road on the other side looked like it was taken the most and and
By taking the second road he now sees (by the third stanza) that both of the roads were not heavily traveled, and so they appear to be pretty much the same. This part of the poem is viewed by literary critic Manorama B. Trikha as an example of how " 存ome important choices
In stanza 4: the speaker is trying to say that years from now in the future he will tell of his story with a sigh. Yet, we don’t really know if the “sigh” is good or bad. The speaker repeats the line “two roads diverged in a yellow wood” to emphasize that the choice he made at the fork was an important and life changing decision. Line 19: “I took the one less traveled by” the speaker conclude that he took the path traveled by fewer people. Throughout the poem the speaker contradicts himself, claiming
To begin the second stanza, the traveler turns back to what lies immediately before him, trying to evaluate the second road. In reading this stanza it is important to remember the poem is being narrated after-the-fact. The narrator is giving feelings he had at the time along with the knowledge he has now. Because neither path has an obvious advantage, the traveler makes himself believe the second road "was grassy and wanted wear" even though "the passing there had worn them about the same." As we often do, the traveler conjures up a reason to do something, even though there is no logical explanation for doing it. The path appears as if it "wanted wear," drawing the narrator in. The narrator realizes now his past compulsion and sees that neither path had any "better claim."
Frost, Robert. The Road Not Taken. 1916. Frost’s poem shows the theme of choice and how that decision could make a difference in life. From the viewpoint of a traveler, he displays the act of choosing between one path or the other, demonstrating how the choice would cause a varying outcome compared to the alternative path.
The poem depicts a man was walking in a forest, down a path one autumn morning and arrived at a fork in the road. He studied the paths, looked intently down the first, then walks down the second even though there was no noticeable difference in the roads as shown by the verse "and both that morning equally lay" line 11. The sojourner saw that neither path had been frequented "in leaves no step had trodden black" line 12. As he went down one path he thought he would like to return and try the other path, but realizing it is improbable because he knows "way leads on to way" each choice leads to another new choice. He acknowledges that in the future he would remember with emotion "I shall be telling this with a sigh" remembering with regret of what was down that other path.
In the first stanza it ,states that the author(traveler) has to make a choice on what road to take. The poem states “ both the roads diverged into a yellow wood.” He also states he is “sorry for I couldn't travel both.” He said he “looked down as far as I could, until it bent in the undergrowth.” The choices he has to make relates to everyday choices. An example of how it relates to an everyday thing is, someone in life has to choose the right group of people to hang out with, and whether to study or not. Choices are a big part of life everyone has to make choices, sometimes the best choice is not the best.
In the beginning of the poem, the traveler is having an emotional struggle with wanting to take both choices but could only take one. In the text it says, “And sorry I could not travel both,” so that’s telling us that the traveler wants to be two people and see what both choices outcomes are, but he can’t. No matter what choice he makes life will go on.
In the first line, Frost introduces the elements of his primary metaphor: the diverging roads. The speaker expresses his regret that "[he] could not travel both" (line 2). The choice is not easily made since "long I stood" (line 3) before coming to a decision. In an attempt to make a choice, the traveler examines the path "as far as [he] could" (line 4), but his vision is limited because the path bends and is covered "in the undergrowth" (line 5). Thus, indicating that although he would have liked to acquire more information, he is prevented from doing so because of the nature of his environment. In lines 6-8, the speaker is still unable to decide between the two paths since "the other, [is] just as fair" (line 6). He indicates that the second path is a more attractive choice since "it was grassy and wanted wear" (line 8). Nevertheless, by the end of the stanza, he remains ambivalent, even after comparing the two paths, for each was "really about the same" (line 10). Neither path has been traveled lately. In the third stanza, the speaker makes his decision, trying to persuade himself that he will eventually "come back" (line 15) to satisfy his desire and curiosity to travel both paths. However, deep down, he admits to himself that
?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.
The poem begins with a literal fork in the road. Almost automatically Frost allows us to picture ourselves as the subject of the poem. His vivid imagery describes how the road looks with the leaves turning colors during the fall season “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood” () we are transported into the poem. Due to the beauty of both paths the speaker wants to travel both roads but he understands that is not possible. The man in the poem does not want to stay a long time in the middle of the two roads so he knows he has to make a choice soon. He begins to examine the roads closely and one seems like the better option but he chooses the other one despite peering onto the path of the seemingly better choice .