The poem “The Road Not Taken” was written by Robert Frost. According to me this poem is a throwback on people’s unique knowledge in life. I personally feel like Frost was talking about the time we currently live in, when people make sturdy or inappropriate decisions in life. After reading this poem over and over again, what I gathered up was that Frost was expressing the belief that it is you who chooses the road or path that you take or choose that makes you the man who you are today and will be
When most read Robert Frost’s poem, they think that the poem’s theme revolves around the concept of individualism. After all, Frost seems to be referencing a road less traveled; therefore, making his decision more unique and worthwhile. Overall, “The Road Not Taken” is met with much criticism about what the poem is actually about – individualism or rather deception. This has been a frequent topic of discussion among fellow critics including Robert W. French calling the poem “deceptive” because of
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 opens the door for many interpretations. In using a simple fork in a road, Frost writes much to symbolize life and choices in which one will make. Frost uses unique ability to see an ordinary, everyday activity to portray such a theme. By using
The poem “The Road Not Taken,” Robert Frost employs personification to illustrate the literal scene of the poem. The personas vision as a Pilgrim Traveler, on a road with outlooks pointing in two directions that symbolize a fork in the road. Both of roads leads to two different types of a life style, and to choose the right road will make the difference. In the first stanza the personification shows “Two roads diverged,” in to choose which road to travel. While in the second stanza the personified
I enjoyed reading the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, since it was a fantastic execution of an important lesson. An aspect that I enjoyed was the straightforward, story-oriented structure of the poem. The structure of the poem had a conventional story structure with a beginning, middle, and end. In the beginning, the traveler comes to the fork in the road and decides which road to take. In the middle, he chooses a road and feels later feels regret. In the end, he thinks about his plans
hope is very hard to kill or get rid of and it shows that hope is eternal and it is everywhere. In the last line, it states that hope is beneficial and requires nothing. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is a poem that talks about Frost’s choices in life. The entire poem is a metaphor that takes place in a yellow forest with a road diverging into two paths, choices in life. Frost has a hard time choosing between the paths. Frost wants to take the better path but he is unsure of which is better and randomly
Life is a long road, where there is a lot of obstacles to go through and decisions to make, even if it is really hard sometimes because it plays with our future. Every choice we make, guides us to a different destiny and often leaves us in doubt, asking ourselves constantly questions starting with "what if?". Would not it be nice to always have signs to tell us which road to take when we face important decisions? Unfortunately, most of the time there is not, probably because we have to find out what
The Poem The Road not Taken by Robert Frost explores the fundamental question of free will often pondered in philosophy. Frost is speaking and indirectly addressing the unique path each person will end up traveling in their lifetime. Every day humans are faced with decisions; nevertheless, humans are also granted with the ability to choose their future. While humans may attempt to weigh each choice and predict the consequence of the given decision, it is not possible to predict the future outcomes
“The Road Not Taken”, it explores this dilemma of being forced to choose between two paths in life and its impact on your life. The poem is set in a forest the narrator is hiking through; where at a point in his trip, he is forced to make an important decision. Which road should he take? He inspects both roads and finds that they “Had worn them really about the same”. The narrator knows that whichever road he embarks on will be final and he cannot turn back. He decides on one of the roads and travels
“The Road Not Taken” is one of Robert Frost’s most well-known, discussed, and misunderstood poems. Frost’s inspiration for this poem came from a personal experience. Upon his move to England, his friend, Edward Thomas, would accompany him on walks. An article written about their friendship states: Thomas would promise the sight of rare wild flowers or birds’ eggs, only to end in self-reproach when the path he chose revealed no such wonders. Amused at Thomas's inability to satisfy himself, Frost
Throughout this time, Frost had captured the thoughts and feelings that many had endured during the war. This played a huge part in American literature, “But this isn’t just any poem. It’s “The Road Not Taken,” and it plays a unique role not simply in American literature, but in American culture —and in world culture as well. Its signature phrases have become so ubiquitous, so much a part of everything from coffee mugs to refrigerator magnets to graduation
On "The Road Not Taken" Most people believe that "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost was written to inspire people to be different, and to not follow the majority. However, the poem was actually written to gently tease one of Frost's good friends, and fellow poet, Edward Thomas. Frost and Thomas would take walks in the woods together, and Thomas would take Frost down one path and later regret not choosing a different path. This would lead one to believe that Frost is actually ridiculing the
Critical essay for “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, Because it was grassy and wanted wear: Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same. And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads to way, I doubted
Modernism can best be described as a transition from the Romanticism period to new ways of expression such as doubt, self-realization, and futuristic thoughts. During the modernism period Robert Frost’s, The Road Not Taken may be one of the most known works of the period. The poem talks about the different paths the author encounters, pondering about which path to take and what it may have held. Similarly, the reader may encounter many different paths to an understanding of the poem as well. Since
‘The Road Not Taken was written in 1915 by Robert Frost and published in 1916. Robert Frost was born on March 26th, 1874 in San Francisco, California. He is a four-time Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry and a special guest at President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration. According to (“Conradt”, 2017) John F. Kennedy invited Frost to do a reading at his 1961 inauguration; though Frost prepared a poem called "Dedication" for the ceremony, he had a hard time reading the lightly typed words in the sun's
Each day we must make decisions on what we are going to do that day, or even the next day; however, we come to the two roads that diverge, and the roads that diverge are significantly life changing. A poem that comes to mind with this theme is The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Frost’s work is very formidable, he illustrates the challenges that we face in life, in addition to the obstacles that we can overcome. His writing has a unique way with describing real life seniors, thus we need to draw
for Frost is that he has the power of standing still where he is.” There is never a straight road there are always curves and turns in which one must encounter and act upon. Readers can interpret the poem “The Road Not Taken” in many ways. It is a persons past, present and the way one see things, which determines their choices and paths they follow. This poem shows how Frost believes that it is the road that you choose that makes you the person you are. Decisions are always hard to make. It is impossible
The poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost can have multiple meanings.By having these possibilities it causes the reader to consider them. We can thank Robert Frost for this mind boggling mystery. One of these theories, as we call them, is that he’s talking about how people act. For example in the second stanza speaks about two paths. One of these paths is worn and the other seems unworn. He could be talking about the fact that there seems to be two paths in life, one for those who want to follow
There is not a single person that will live without them. Robert Frost understood how important the choice was. This fact is reflected in his poem “ The Road Not Taken.” Frost shows an amount of honesty in this poem, both through the language he uses and the overall tone of the piece. In the poem we see a traveler that has come to “ Two Roads diverged in a yellow wood”. He shows the symbolism of a person coming to a point where they need to make a decision. The choices before him are not small,
Frost uses this technique in his poem The Road Not Taken, saying “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood”. This is a metaphor for a tough decision in life, the two roads represent a tough decision that must be made. The narrator realises that this decisions will have a significant affect on his future. This technique is also used in another poem of Frosts