The Road Not Taken Response

Frost writes this poem with a calm and collective narration, spoken by the traveler, who is talking with himself trying to decide which road is the better choice. In line one Frost introduces the diverging roads, which are his main metaphors. Diverging being the key word in this line because it suggests that the traveler must make a choice. Line two the traveler expresses his grief of not being able to travel both. Yet, the choice is not easy, since "long I stood" (3)

One example would be where the traveler comes to fork in the road and has to make a decision to either take the path that everyone takes or the one that is barely used. “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— /I took the one less traveled by,/ and that has made all the difference” (Frost). In his mind, Frost begins thinking of the pros and cons of each path. The one path is used regularly, which must mean it is safer and has a better walking path. The other path is very rarely used which could mean it is more dangerous, but it would have a lot more adventure awaiting. Ultimately, Frost decides to travel on the road less taken as a sense of adventure. Sadly, as soon he gets further down the road, Frost begins contemplating whether or not to go back and take the other road. This is a reflection back to his life where he is faced with a problem and has to make a decision. Always wondering what would have been if he had taken the other path. It is also the time when Frost decides to return to the United States. Since this poem has been interpreted by many as a coming of age poem, many speakers at graduations have read this poem to represent the path that those graduating must now choose as a new phase of their life begins. Other critics believe it is not a coming of age poem. Many believe the poem was simply a letter Frost wrote to his friend, and fellow poet, Edward Thomas about time they had spent

For example, this quote states “two roads diverged in a yellow wood.” That quote show how frost call the road start to look like a yellow wood. The quote also shows how Frost start to understand how hard it is to decide. With

On the last two lines, an extended metaphor was used, “Yet knowing how way leads on to way”, “I doubted if I should ever come back”. These last two lines of the third stanza, heightens the attention of readers that he hopes that he could try the other path as the traveller knows ‘how one road can lead to another’. Also, the traveller is having doubts as it is impossible to retrace steps as other choices or decisions can lead to other options in life. The third stanza raises the awareness to readers as he decided to stick with the decision that he made but still with a bit of regrets.

Road Not Taken Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken", written in 1920, shows that people have to make choices in their life, sometimes those choices being easier and others being impossible. In some situations, we are left with two choices that make us only choose one path and that path excludes the other forever. Over the past few weeks I have interviewed three people. Those people being my mom, my dad, and Mr. Branco.

Breaking down, "The Road Not Taken",the message that Frost tries to get across is that in life you have to face meaning challenges,obstacles that lead you to make life changing decisions. Frost himself commented that,” ‘The Road Not Taken"’ is a ‘tricky poem, very tricky’ ”. To understand and decode the poem, the reader needs to realize the literary devices within. Metaphors are used in the poem, to represent an allusion to situations people can relate to. The themes of, "The Road Not Taken", are individualism, caution and commitment and acceptance. By the speaker choosing to go his own way on the “road less traveled” shows his independence, while before deciding the

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In Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” readers reflect on making substantial choices in life and being individualistic about making them. Robert Frost uses a powerful, influential, and experienced tone in “The Road Not Taken,” to convey a meaning of confidence in decisions. This tone is present throughout the poem, which makes the poem sound more like a powerful speech. For example, he says, “Two roads diverged in a wood,

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 he can only choose one of the paths, after much mental debate he picks the road less traveled and is well aware that he will likely never return to experience the other. By examining Frost 's "The Road Not Taken," we get a deeper understanding of

In the “Road Not Taken” the speaker has to make a big decision. The roads represent the choices we make in life. He wants the road that is best for him; He needs to make sure he doesn’t regret his decision. The poem signifies a person’s life choice that could offer a easy or hard way out. A person has to trust their instinct about the choices they make because sometimes you have to fail before you can succeed. At the end of the poem, the speaker says, “that has made all the difference”, he he chose the harder path which also gave him the fulfillment he was looking

When analyzing literature, there are many different interpretations on what the poem, or book, might be about. In the poem by Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken”, you can interpret so many different things. In the poem, there are at least two different interpretations and even more if delved into deeper. One popular interpretation comes off of the bottom three lines in the last stanza. The lines are, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” The common interpretation that people use with these lines is that the speaker in the poem took the road less taken by others, and it paid off in the end. The other clear interpretation that people could get out of this poem is that in the first three stanzas, the speaker was talking about the path they took and why they took it. And then in the last stanza, the speaker is saying how in the future, they will talk about

In lines 19-20 of “The Road Not Taken” it’s the character telling that the choice made a big difference. Lines 19-20 say “I took the one less traveled by; And that has made all the difference.” (Frost) Line 19 means that the character took the “path”/choice used less. Line 20 means that the character thinks it made a huge difference in changes. This also supports my opinion that the theme is ‘change’ since it is an example of how it’s impossible to be certain of what happened and how it could have been

The two essential elements are tone and mood. In the poem, ‘The road not taken’, Frost expresses a reflective tone about how he chose the path that was ‘less travelled by’ which led him to thinking about the possibility he left behind. The quote, ‘… and that has made all the difference’ demonstrates this. It also signifies how he regret taking the path that wasn’t right for him and having to show his braveness throughout the journey of his life. The mood as a reader is empowered because Frost chose a different path from others which inspires us to take risks and step out of our comfort zone. Not only that, but it also teaches us a lesson to take control of our own decisions and desires when making a choice in life. The poem itself expresses the different possibilities that we can achieve in our life throughout the journey. Therefore, different roads can lead to different results and how people accomplish it in life.

Poetry is a powerful medium of expression which has existed in all cultures for centuries. Similar to other forms of literature, poems have literal, metaphorical, and symbolic meanings that are interpreted by each reader individually and perhaps differently, yet attempt to communicate a central message. “The Road Not Taken, published in 1916 by Robert Frost, is noted to be one of the most misread, misunderstood poems in of the century. The text seems to contradict itself, confirming that there was not a road less traveled, both roads were virtually the same. (Russo) Literary critics do not all agree on the central theme of this poem. Opinions vary with thoughts that the poem is about individuality, conformity and life choices; to

“The Road Not Taken”, by Robert Frost, is probably the most recognized poem in American culture. Anyone who has graduated from middle school at least recognizes the words found in the poem’s final stanza about the road less traveled and the difference it has made (Frost 20), to which the poem’s perceived themes of individual empowerment, and “follow your heart” decision-making, is attributed. This considered, it’s no surprise that I was considerably shocked to discover, upon inspection of the entire poem, that “The Road Not Taken” is not at all what I thought, but is in fact self-contradictory, and thereby a criticism of the nature of human beings.