Jane Horrocks

In the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, the narrator comes to a fork in the road where two paths diverge. He must decide whether to take the easy route which has been well traveled or to take the untarnished route which will have bumps and overgrowth. The narrator takes his time and looks down both paths before deciding. He decides to take the harder route, thus sealing what is portrayed as a more successful future for himself. He does have second thoughts but realizes that he must continue

The poem, The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost is about someone who is trying to decide which road to take, the one everyone uses or the one that is less used. In the end, the person decided to take the road less traveled and says the outcome made all the difference. This poem is a metaphor that teaches you to not always make the easiest choice or the one everyone else does. To me, this poem means that in life you may have many different choices for a situation and you can either make the choice

“When you’ve got to choose, anyway you look at it, you lose” - Simon & Garfunkle “Mrs. Robinson” The speaker of this poem sounds like someone who is sitting in an empty room, or a full room that feels empty and is confused about life. He is someone who knows that a choice must be made. The speaker is speaking to an audience who is in the same predicament as himself. The audience more than likely consist of teenagers and up. This is usually the time to determine what college to attend, college or

1. In the poem “Traveling Through the Dark,” by William Stafford, is about a man caught between the decision of what should be done, or what needs to be done. On one hand, he is faced with the decision of moving the dead doe so the carcass does not harm others. To me this is a show of what needed to be done in order to save others. Now leading into what he should of done, is took a chance and tried to save the fawn that was still alive. In the end the decision as made to on the dark road, to commit

The speaker in Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” is a conflicted person, and to me is a man of mystery. However, as the reader of this poem we are drawn in by the undergoing a life-changing decision. He is contemplating the direction in which he will lead his life and is using that of a fork in the road to base his future on. The speaker is impulsive and adventurous, the reason that he has chosen the less traveled path. I am picturing a middle-aged man who may be having a midlife crisis. Moreover

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. Although short in length, Frost manages to portray a brief story that stands as a metaphor for the decisions that all people have to make in a lifetime. As a famous American

Throughout the poem of “A Road Not Taken,” the poet makes a clear point that within everyone’s life, they will be forced to make decisions. You won’t always know the different types of effects that may come with the decisions you make and sometimes you may need to let nature take its course. In order to demonstrate this, the poet has created a pathway in his poem which eventually splits apart to form two paths instead of one. He forms a conflict within himself over which pathway would be the best

The Road Not Taken Within the poem “The Road Not Taken”, Robert Frost uses a wide variety of poetic devices in order to not only portray the meaning of the poem but also to implicitly insert his views on decision-making. Through the use of extended metaphor and imagery, Frost is able to showcase the importance of taking your own path rather than following in the footsteps of others. The title of any literary work is the first impression a reader gets of the work itself. Through the use of the

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost takes you through the speaker’s journey of trying to decide which path in the woods he should choose. It explains that both ways are worn down and covered in leaves, so they are both equal. The speaker decides to choose one and says he will choose the other on a different day. Frost uses imagery, rhythm, and lines in The Road Not Taken to illustrate the choice the speaker is trying to make between the two paths. Frost uses imagery throughout the poem to describe

“The Road Not Taken” “The Road Not Taken” has different meanings to it throughout. It’s a poem on taking chances ,chasing your dreams, hopes and plans. The tricky part about the future is that the speaker won't know how his decision will change his life until it has already changed it. The poem makes the readers think about all the different choices that they have made that had a big change in their life, both good and bad. And what it would be like if you just would have chosen the other way."The