“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is a poem about choices. At the core, the poem is about different choices changing one’s life. A closer look, however, the reader begins to see the metaphors and question the deeper meaning of Frost’s work (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012). The traveler has to make a choice of which path to choose. After he chooses, he is not changed by his experience. The traveler tells the reader he arbitrarily chooses the less worn path and he will one day tell his story. This is much like a young adult coming to age. This is a defining moment of independence and freedom of choice. “The Rad Not Taken” has been called an anthem to individuality and not conforming to society’s standards. A closer look shows this is not true.
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost shows the reader how the choices they make will be hard decisions and will follow them. The setting of this poem takes place in the woods, in the fall. The woods will typically be a quiet and serene place making the setting an ideal place for decision making. The setting also helps to show the symbolism that Frost shows by describing the two paths. Frost uses pathos when appealing to the reader’s feelings because any reader has had to make a decision in their life. Creating this symbol helps to relate to the reader. The Imagery that is created helps to make the reader feel as if they are standing in the snowy woods, looking down two paths, and trying to make the decision of which one to take. Frost used
In "The Road Not Taken," by Robert Frost, many questions arose about the meaning of the poem. One common interpretation of the poem about assertion of individualism, where the speaker is taking the road not traveled so that he can assert his individualism, is a nice interpretation. However, I believe that the speaker is really having a hard time making up his mind, and the poem is a conversation with himself trying to rationalize his decision. It seems as if both ways might lead to great occurrences, but only one way is the right way. There are four points in the poem that stick out where the speaker is either vague and unclear or contradictory in evaluating his choices. The first is in the first stanza where it says "And sorry I could not travel both"(2). The second point is contradictory and between lines seven through ten particularly, where the speaker is musing over which path to take. Another particularly interesting point is in line thirteen where it says, "Oh, I kept the first for another day!" And the final point to look at is in line sixteen where Frost writes the vague word "sigh," with no further explanation as to its connotation.
Robert Frosts “The Road Not Taken” is more symbolic of a choice one must make in their life in attempt to foresee the outcome before reaching the end, than it is about choosing the right path in the woods.
...ng this tale “with a sigh”(16) of regret, he confirms that he chose the harder road, or the road “less traveled by”(19), and “that has made all the difference”(20). Ultimately, once one’s path, or decision, has been made, not only will there be no turning back, but that decision will change one’s life permanently.
In Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”, Frost shows the everyday human struggle to make a choice that could change the course of one’s life. In his poem, a person has the choice to take one road or the other. One road is worn out from many people taking it, and the other is barely touched, for fewer have taken that road. Throughout the poem, the speaker learns that just because so many other people have done one thing, or walked one way, does not mean everyone has to. Sometimes you just have to go your own way.
In his celebrated poem "The Road Not Taken," Robert Frost describes the decision one makes when reaching a fork in the road. Some interpret Frost as suggesting regret on the part of the traveler as to not choosing the path he forgoes, for in doing so he has lost something significant. Others believe he is grateful for the selection, as it has made him the man he is. The diverging roads are symbolic of the choices society is faced with every day of life. Choosing one course will lead the traveler in one direction, while the other will likely move away, toward a completely different journey. How does one know which is the right path; is there a right path? The answer lies within each individual upon reflection of personal choices during the course of life's unfolding, as well as the attitude in which one looks to the future.
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is a poem with inner conflict where the speaker has to choose which path to take in life. The speaker comes to a cross road where one side is heavily traveled and the other was traveled on less. This can be a major conflict for many people in life. The outcome will be unknown till the person follows a particular path. This can be troubling for some especially if the wrong choice is made. In this poem the less traveled path “made all the difference” (Kennedy & Gioia, p. 910).
The poem titled “The Road Not Taken” is written by Robert Frost and is primarily about the decisions you make in life. Although the poet is writing about himself, considering a fork in the road, the theme of the poem is that you will always have tough choices in life but you can only do one at a time. In the poem, Robert Frost said that he doubts he will ever take that other road, and just like in real life when you make a decision you can’t always go back and change it. And you just live on wondering what that other road could have brought. The poem is implicitly expressing the poets regret and curiosity through the use of metaphor and imagery. What Robert Frost is trying to argue is that it is difficult for a person to be completely satisfied with the choices they make in life.
Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” show the readers similar struggles of life. “The Road Not Taken” is about taking control of one’s life and living it aside from how others live theirs. While “Stopping by Woods on Snowy Evening” shows the desire for rest. Sometimes people regret the possibilities of the road not chosen, sometimes people feel proud about the road that they
In analyzing the poem 'The Road Not Taken'; by Robert Frost, it represents 'the classic choice of a moment and a lifetime.';(pg 129) He relies much on the reflections of nature to convey his theme. However, this poem seems to be in essence very simple but
Throughout life, we are forced to make decisions that can and will greatly impact our life and change it significantly. Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken is about how one choice can make a world of difference. The speaker of this poem knows that there is a very important decision to be made and knows that there is no possible way for him to know if his decision will benefit him or not until the future. Frost uses symbols such as the roads and nature to show the reader how in life we must all make decisions that are tough but need to be made.
In reading Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” for the first time, I felt that it had a good message with meaning behind it. However the more I read it, the more meaning I found behind his words. The speaker in this poem comes to a point on his travels where he must choose which path to take when reaches a fork in the road. While trying to make a decision he wishes that he could take both paths, but in the end chooses the one that appears to be less worn to him. The speaker thinks that in the time to come he will talk about how choosing which path to take was final and life changing. Even though this is the overall meaning to the poem, there is much more to pick out of it by closely looking at the many figures of speech throughout it.
Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” provide us contrasting and sometimes similar glimpses of life. “The Road Not Taken” is about taking control and living life. “Stopping by Woods on Snowy Evening” entails the desire for rest, perhaps due to the speaker’s feelings of weariness from facing life’s struggles. The poet also explains the tough choices people stand before when traveling the road of life. Sometimes people regret the possibilities of the road not chosen, sometimes people feel proud about the road they have chosen.
Life is not always about the road taken, but sometimes the road not taken. The tone of sadness and regret in Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken”, creates an emotional roller coaster that everyone has been on and can relate to. The poem depicts a man forced to make one of the biggest decisions of his life through the use of allegory and ironic tone.
In the poem “The Road Not Taken”, author Robert Frost uses the simple image of a road to represent a person’s journey through life. A well-established poet, Frost does a proficient job of transforming a seemingly common road to one of great importance, which along the way helps one identify who they really are. This poem is one of self-discovery. Frost incorporates strong elements of poetry such as theme, symbolism, rhyme scheme, diction, imagery, and tone to help create one of his most well known pieces about the human experience.