Jane Horrocks

Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is a short poem which uses an iambic rhythm, as well as, simple symbolism and an elaborate metaphor to allow the reader the ability to understand and relate to the narrator of the poem. This is a very simple and easily read poem, which is why it has become such a popular poem. However, the main reason for its popularity is the metaphors that Frost uses in this poem are easily relatable to many readers. Poetry readers can easily relate the poem to similar instances

Trudging through a swamp and trudging through life are one in the same. There is always a light at the end of the tunnel. In the poem, “Crossing the Swamp,” Mary Oliver depicts the healthy relationship between herself and the therapeutic swamp. Oliver uses diction and other poetic devices throughout the poem. She starts by stating that the swamp is the “cosmos, the center of everything….” Mary Oliver is referring to the swamp as her universe- her world. She wants the reader to understand that the

Choices Define Us Growing up, almost everyone has heard the common phrase, “We are our choices.” Although Robert Frost did not come up with that saying, his poem, “The Road Not Taken” encompasses what that phrase means. In summary, this poem is about a traveler who comes to what we know as a “fork in the road” and needs to decide which way to continue. After much thought, the traveler decides to choose the “road less traveled by.” However, the traveler seems to think he might be able to come

The poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost starts out with the speaker facing a dilemma. He must make a decision about which path to take. Frost utilizes metaphor and tone to develop his theme about having to make decisions in life, whether they be something as major as choosing a career to pursue or something as simple as choosing what movie to see or what to have for dinner. The speaker states, “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both” which is talking about a

In, Robert Frost’s, a “Road Not Taken” we see both strong literal and figurative meanings within the poem. It helps the reader to understand the decision the traveler is about to make and the importance of making the right decision. Life is full of decisions and there are many times we need to make the correct decision the first time as we may never be able to go back and do it again. The “Road not taken” shows these very conflicts in life while using strong metaphorical meanings. As the poem

Metaphorically, some often see life as a road: sometimes smooth, sometimes rough, and constantly presenting the goer with choices in the form of forks in the path. Some take the left fork and others take the right, leading all into different ways of life; however, a few take an unexpected path that may not have been a road at all. Those on the beaten path often view those on the unexpected path as inferior, and, though the metaphor could allude to several groups, the faction that does the unexpected

In Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken,” we are never told specifically who the speaker is. When reading this poem, most people automatically assume that it is being told from a guy's perspective, but we have no indication of that being true. The only information that we are given is that he or she is in the woods, and has to make a decision on which path to take. He or she has come to a crossroads, and the path’s are splitting. Not knowing what stage of life he or she is in, there is a possibility

In the poem, “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, I believe is about life choices. This poem is much deeper than readers may think. This poem can be interpreted as having a deeper meaning about free will or choice, by life is what you make it. It gives the feeling of tension on having to choose one road over the other (Plunkett, 2015). This poem is not just choosing to take one road over the other in the middle of nowhere, there are many roads in life that people have to make many choices throughout

In the poem, “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, there were many uses of symbolism, imagery, and figurative language throughout the poem. The poem also contains a significant and powerful theme. There are many different types of symbolism in the poem, “The Road Not Taken”. In line one of the poem, the author describes a road that branches into two distinct paths. This road may represent a choice in life one might face. They could take one path, or they could take another. In line five, the author

The Ambiguity on Robert Frost’s “The road not chosen” "The road not chosen" is a beautiful poem written by Robert Frost, which raises the metaphor of life as a journey in which alternatives force us to choose which path to follow. When we come to a fork, a crucial point of the journey, we must make a decision. We know that the future will depend on that choice. We can choose the most traveled road, the one that most people would choose (by habit or comfort) and therefore , will be easier since the