Jane Horrocks

A road not taken, a word subtly said Poetry is a unique linguistic art that can be subtle and (emotional?). A prime example is The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. (He)Frost chose his words carefully to articulate important nuances and connotations to give the reader a subtle message and meaning of the poem. (transition) He used words to paint a woodland scene and a man in turmoil and inner conflict about making choices. The poem depicts a man was walking in a forest, down a path one autumn morning

The road to any desired destination is individualistic and often hindered with difficulties. Dante Alighieri’s epic poem “Dante’s Inferno” and Robert Frost’s well known poem “The Road Not Taken” present the obstacles and choices made by two men. The approach and decisions made by Dante and Frost ultimately produce the similarities and differences between both poems. “Dante’s Inferno” and “The Road Not Taken” center around locational, situational and representational aspects of life and fate. The

Wouldn’t it be best for a responsible driver to dispose of roadkill on a dangerous road rather than swerve and endanger your life and the lives of other ignorant drivers? You might say “of course!” and it seems to be an easy decision to make. However, in William Stafford’s poem “Traveling through the dark” the speaker finds this decision very difficult. The speaker stops and finds a dead and pregnant doe. After wrestling with his dilemma, he chooses to push the body into the river below rather than

Many writers use symbolism to help reveal things or say something important about life in a special way In the poem, “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, the author uses a variety of phrases that contains symbolism. All of this symbolism also leads up to a very common theme that we must usually several times in our lives. First of all, this poem uses a lot of symbolism to reveal many things that also applies to us in our lives. To begin with, Robert Frost describes two (2) similar roads. One

The primary theme in “The Road Not Taken” is about making choices. In the poem, the speaker comes upon an intersection in the road. Since the speaker does not have the capacity to travel both roads at the same time, he must decide which one to take. “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, / And sorry I could not travel both.” One road looks more traveled than the other, signaling to the speaker that it may be the safest route to take. Whereas, the other road looks as if it has been traveled less

In life, people are always faced with choices to make. Whether it is what restaurant to eat at, or what movie to watch, life is full of decisions. In the poem “Traveling Through the Dark,” William Stafford describes how the speaker is faced with a decision between life and death. Throughout the poem, the speaker constantly goes back and forth between killing an unborn fawn on the side of a road or allowing the fawn’s life to continue, putting human lives in danger. Stafford uses many literary devices

In Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” he uses imagery of the road to represent choices. This poem’s lesson can be used in life every day. The first stanza represents the idea that life has choices, the second and third stanzas represent the good and bad of the choices we make, and the persona of the poem chooses the harder choice that wanted wear. First, life has choices. Every day we have to make choices. Whether it be what to wear or what to eat for breakfast. Those are not very important

Ellen Kennedy Mrs. Hunt English Composition II 16 March 17 The Road Not Taken The Road Not Taken was written by Robert Frost. The poem was first published in 1916 in Mountain Interval. This poem is one of Frost’s most popular poems. The speaker in this poem is at a crossroads, and is choosing which path they should take. Knowing his choice will determine his future he chooses which path will take. The speaker then imagines himself in the future telling his story how taking the road

Another poem I chose to go with my theme was “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. This poem explains how choices are like a fork in the road. There are two paths that you have the option of taking but each one will lead to a different place. It shows that depending on your actions and what you choose to do, each path will lead to something different from the other. This poem also shows that there is a choice everyone makes. You can either make your own choice and follow your path or you can follow

As humans, we are often faced with tough decisions throughout life. The way in which we make those decisions are often painful and excruciating. William Stafford portrays this through his gloomy free verse poem “Traveling Through the Dark.” Throughout the poem, Stafford use of dashes give us insight into the mind of the driver and the relationship of life and death. The form and use of dashes allows the reader to explore their minds and analyze what they would do in the driver’s situation. Stafford