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The overall tone of Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken,” is foreseen as regretful yet satisfied through his word choice. For example, in the poem, Frost wrote of two paths where he could travel; however, both far and both equal. The word choice alludes to two paths in life, maybe a job in New York being a writer or a fellowship with many opportunities for more out of his line of work. He wrote in his poem, “I shall be telling this with a sigh, Somewhere ages and ages hence…” (Frost, 1916, p.1) The word choice shows how he often thought about his choice and thought of how things could be different with regret. Additionally, Frost wrote, “Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.” This also showed how he

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.

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

The poem “The Road Not Taken” is about how the author himself has come to a split in a path while walking in the woods without a map. The season is fall, and the leaves are turning red and yellow. He isn’t sure which way he should go, and he wishes he didn’t have to choose and could go both ways. He looks down one path as far as he can see, but he then decides to take the other. The path he decides to take is not quite as worn as the other one, the leaves are freshly fallen with no foot prints or tracks. The author reflects on how he intends to take the road that he didn 't take next time, but he doubts that he will ever come back. Instead, in the future, he will be reminded of how his decision was ultimately the right one. I decided to adapt this poem into a drawing because I feel like it can be interpreted in various ways and has a lot of hidden meanings. This poem demonstrates that everyone needs to choose their own path and not anyone else’s. This theme was communicated with Frosts usage of symbols and imagery.

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.

Decision making is a common component in everyday life. When a person makes a decision, they consider their options, reach a resolution, then commit to them. But as time passes, there are those who regret their choice and wish to go back to change their decision, while some people are satisfied with their chosen path. In Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken”, the author describes a decision making process between traveling down one road or the other. Throughout the poem, Frost uses several poetic devices, including metaphor and enjambment, to help bring his theme across: it’s important to make the best possible decision because it can only be made once, in a way that encourages readers to think before they act.

Robert Frost was an American poet whose works were both prolific and . His works are read and understood by all, young and old. Writing during a crossroad period between the 19th and 20th century, Frost uses elements form both time periods to create his unique style of poetry. He is widely considered one of the greatest poets and his work is still read and analyzed to this day, with many stresses on real life issues and lessons. Robert Frost, in his poem “The Road Not Taken” uses imagery, sound devices, and metaphors, to convey a situation in which the speaker must make a choice, between two roads, in which they opt for the one less traveled.

Throughout the entire poem, the metaphorical diverging roads serve a purpose of representing how we must make decisions in life and that we may not always be satisfied with our choice. This extended metaphor serves a purpose of showing the significance of the decision. Moreover, Frost’s use of specific diction throughout the entire poem reinforces the idea of making a choice in life and the implications that come with it. For example, in line 1 Frost chooses the word “road” rather than “path” or “trails” because a road shows an assertion of will and unlike a path, it does not “obey the natural contours” (...). By using this diction, the idea of individual choice and will power is heightened. In addition to this, Frost uses words and phrases that suggest the similarity between the paths such as “just as fair,” “equally,” and “same,” however at the end of the poem Frost concludes by saying that the speaker’s choice in paths made “all the difference.” This diction provides contradictions that highlight the complexity behind the

“The Road Not Taken,” written by Robert Frost, discusses a traveler who has to make a choice between two roads. In the first stanza, the traveler remembers standing at an intersection of two roads. Indecisive about which road to take, he seems to believe that one of the roads would be more beneficial to him (Lee 5). In stanza two, the narrator refers to the traveler’s unexpected decision to take the other road by giving details of it. In addition, the narrator compares the two roads and points out their similarities. In the third stanza, the author highlights again the resemblance of the two roads by saying the traveler wishes to return to the other path the same day. He also recognizes that he would possibly not come back. Similarly, stanza four visualizes the traveler’s future, where he is still questioning the other path because he says that the path he is choosing is less traveled than the one that he is abandoning (Lee 5). The narrator refers to “individualism” as the major theme of the poem because the traveler is alone and has to make a difficult decision on his own. Frost also said that the tension in the poem is based on the traveler’s interaction with nature. He has a sense of wonder at the beauty of the natural world as he is searching for his own place within nature’s involvement. The title of the poem “The Road Not Taken,” assures autonomy of choice. Most readers fail to understand this initial expectancy of literally

Frost presents in the poem’s title with the negative phrase, “The Road Not Taken.” This title establishes the element of the lamentation concerning the lost thing. Frost also adds, “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood” throws scenario into the conflict. The repetition makes the merit of the decision of the traveler relative instead of defining precisely as correct. Thus, it requires the reader’s consideration by ascertaining nature of the sentiment of the persona. In that case, the poem makes the journey of the readers unique when navigating the ambiguity of the world of Frost in arriving at the conclusions concerning the poem’s meaning.

Robert’s “The Road Not Taken” is based on the aspect of choice since it indicates on the way one decision can change the entire life of an individual. The speaker of the poem chose one path over another, and that, he says, “has made all the difference.” The fact that the speaker always says “I,” implies that he is Robert Frost himself. However, the poet always said that the poem was based on a friend of his named Edward Thomas who thought a lot on the way our decisions impact our lives. Thus, the speaker is a teenager or middle-aged man whereas the addressee is any audience member or individuals who may find themselves in a similar circumstance. A contemplative tone is used when making a decision on the qualities of every path, while a regretful tone is applied since the speaker recognizes that he will certainly not get the chance to discern where the other path would have taken him. Ultimately, the poet used an optimistic tone that is depicted when the speaker acknowledges that following

The start of the poem is focused on a road divided. However, the conflict arises with the fact that the poet himself cannot be divided to take both paths. He is looking down a fork in the road. And as he is lost in thought as gazes down the two roads that look very similar in appearance, he understands that the choice that is made could potentially change his life. The “two roads diverged in a yellow wood” is an extended metaphor that represents the decisions that we are faced with every day. This first stanza is also a metaphor signifying that while we are free to choose things in life, we sometimes may not know what we are choosing between. The poem describes an emblematic impasse that many may face, both factually and symbolically. There are several forks in the road; those that force us one to make choices and decisions that will determine ones fate. It provides a view into the obstacles that are encountered in life and

Robert Frost’s, “The Road Not Taken”, delivers an onset of choices made in life, how they are chosen and the consequences that follow. In an informal yet serious manner, the writer tells of a journey in the woods that brings the journeyer to a divergence in the road. The journeyer is forced to decide between the two pathways. The poem’s theme maintains that no matter the scope of a choice, that choice will influence life. The “diverging roads” are figurative of the choices society is confronted with daily. The course chosen will lead the journeyer in a direction, while the other direction will lead to a completely different journey.

“The Road not Taken” by Robert frost, is a poem directed to making decisions with hard choices; focusing on the theme, mood, symbolism, and interpreting this poem, Robert Frost will show what he thought when writing the poem. "The Road Not Taken" written by Robert Frost, is probably a very familiar poem to people, mainly because it was a popular poem written by a well-known American author during the twentieth century. “The Road Not Taken” is one of the most taught poems in schools in America. What you might not know is that this poem may not be as simple and uplifting as some people would think. While "The Road Not Taken" is often read as resounding, the poem isn't so sure about its message.

Thesis: The poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, is about choices and the decision a traveler must make, about which road to take, since he cannot take both.