Analysis Of Road Not Taken By Robert Frost

“ Two roads diverge in a yellow wood, and i- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all of the difference.” Right from the start this line had grasped my attention, is it the chose of words the author decided to place them in or is it because its in our nature to want to break away from everybody else that intrigued me to continue reading. Nevertheless, Frost has been able to establish a sense of rebellion that cause's other readers to have a sort of connection with the protagonist in the poem. I decide to base my literary analysis on this iconic poem by Robert Frost solely because so many individuals are familiar with it and because so many are familiar with it, its interesting to read other peoples take on the poem. In this paper I’ll argue that the choices that we make in our lives will ultimately effect all other decisions we make throughout the duration of our lives. In Robert Frost's iconic poem “ Road Not Taken” we'll have a chance to discuss what the meaning of his poem is and any literary devices he displayed that reinforced this idea of being different from everyone else.

Robert Frost decides to start the poem by mentioning “ Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both”. This can be interpreted in many different ways, for instance some may say that its a reflection of his life and how hes faced with deciding whether or not he's willing to go down the same road and deal with the consequences and or take the road not taken and completely start anew life. In either situation its always important to know where you're in your life and to feel a sense of happiness of everything you've been able to accomplish thus far. Some counterarguments that may arise will probably be that somet...

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...ent views on the poem, although many of them did resort back to this idea of making wise decisions many did feel as if the meaning of “two roads diverged in a yellow wood” could be misunderstood as one's own reflection on their life. Some obstacles that I did anticipate from writing this paper was finding different ways to interpret it but luckily everything worked out smoothly. The best way I was able to overcome these obstacles was to do more reading and continue to look for more research and commentary on this poem.

In all, its best to think everything clearly before making a conscious decision cause you don't want to be placed in the same situation as Frost and feel some type of regret along the way. If you truly feel that you're making the correct decision then by all means but just remember, every decision that you do make will have an impact on your life.