Jane Horrocks

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by,” I’ve lived a life of happiness and joy, and have had the distinct pleasure of being inspired by my surroundings. As simplistic as it sounds, my family has inspired a path for my future and it is now time I walk it. I come from a family of health care professionals specializing in various fields, everything from pediatricians, nurses, dentists, orthopedists, and surgeons, to primary care physicians. I have learned that there are

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,” begins Robert Frost’s narrative poem “The Road Not Taken” by giving the reader a glance at Frost’s depictive writing style, one that contains both imagery and endless interpretational possibilities. A seemingly meaningless line such as itself guides the reader through the rest of the poem as Frost compares the appearance and possible bounties of each equally travelled road. The key to Robert Frost’s poem is his use of imagery to portray roads that are equally

Chapter 9, Primary Reading: “Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken, 1916” (pg.361) 1. In this poem, Robert Frost illustrates to the reader a difficult decision that he faces. In a literal context, the decision that has blurred his judgement is a fork in the road which divides two separate paths. Unfortunately, he cannot see down either path to determine which one leads to a better location. In a metaphorical context, the two “paths” are in fact two different decisions that the poet can make in his life

Robert Frost’s, “The Road Not Taken”, addresses challenges every human must face. The poem describes a man in the woods who has come upon two trails. The man is faced with a decision. The poem explains that the paths look very similar, but each leads to a different outcome. The poem is a direct represents facing or two choices. Choices define people. Frost sheds light on the difficulty and curiosity that comes with making decisions and how people will allow pre-determined regret to affect the choices

When reading Frost’s poems “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening,” the reader can draw parallels between the poem and the Wes Moores in “The Other Wes Moore.” The other Wes Moore follows the idea of Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” with the concept of reflecting back on the past and wanting to go to down a different path. Wes Moore and “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening,” follow the theme of determinism to succeed. In “The Road Not Taken” the speaker express remorse

In 1916, Robert Frost wrote the very famous poem titled “The Road Not Taken.” In the poem “The Road Not Taken,” author Robert Frost uses metaphors, tone, setting, and subtle symbolism to portray the overall theme of evaluating life’s tough decisions. While this poem could be interpreted very simplistically or literally, it is actually full of many different metaphors. These metaphors emphasize Frost’s outlook on decisions that one must face throughout their life. “Two roads diverging” is a metaphor

Published in 1916 Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is one of his most well-known and universally liked poems. The poem describes a woodsy path where the speaker approaches a fork in the road ahead. Robert Frost uses an expanded metaphor to reveal the decision making process. Unlike this poem, people would not read an essay on how to make decisions without scoffing or forgetting. “Poetry is the only history of the human heart.” (Kim Addonizio, Dorianne Laux) Through this poem, Frost addresses to

On a daily basis, people are forced to make decisions, from insignificant to significant and everything in between. Each action comes with an accompanying consequence. In the two poems, “Traveling through the Dark” by William Stafford deals mainly with the decision making process. “The Mother” by Gwendolyn Brooks is about repercussions after making a decision. In the poem, “Traveling through the Dark” the speaker is driving on Wilson River road which is narrow and on a canyon. Upon traveling

The differences and similarities in “The Road Not Taken”, and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, the differences in “The Road Not Taken” are that poem taken place in a Fall season, on a other hand in “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” the poem taken place in a winter season. In “The Road Not Taken” a person was traveling by himself/herself, however, in the “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” a person was traveling by horse. In the “The Road Not Taken” during the journey

“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost also shows the traveler making his own moral decisions. The traveler values perseverance. At the fork in the road, the traveler takes the less traveled path. The dark, overgrown, and unpredictable path. As he walks along the path, he doesn’t lose sight of what his goal is, and doesn’t even consider going back and taking the other path. His mind is set on taking the more challenging path, no matter how hard it is. “Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing