Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,/And sorry I could not travel both/And be one traveler, long I stood/And looked down one as far as I could/To where it bent in the undergrowth;/Then took the tother, as just as fair,/And having perhaps the better claim,/Because it was grassy ans 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 on to way,/I doubted if I should ever come back./I shall be telling this with a sigh/Somewhere ages and ages hence:/Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - /I took the one less traveled by/And that has made all the difference.
This poem by Robert Frost illustrates the joy in being unique and different through a comparison with a path in nature. To me, his poem means that if one only follows what others do, they will miss out on the beauty of life. Frost shows this through a central metaphor. He begins with a walk in a forest. He continues along until he reaches a fork in the road. Instead of walking on the dreary, well trodden land, he chooses instead to be different, to take the road less traveled, the more beautiful, green road.
He also demonstrates the joy in being unique through his word choice. In the seventeenth line, Frost says "I shall be telling this with a sigh". In my opinion, he uses the sigh to demonstrate how peaceful and happy it was on the, "Road Not Taken" (1). Frost's poem is summed up in his final line, the line describing what it meant to him to choose the other path, "And that made all the difference" (21).
Frost, Robert. "The Road Not Taken." 1 Dec 2007
2 comments:
That's a nice poem Silas!
Is this where we get the "Road less traveled" prase from?
You make some excellent points, and I would like to add that Frost doesn't say what that difference is (line 21) and if it is good or bad. From the tone of the poem seems to be positive though.
That is such an awesome poem. I really like how you say that sometimes in life we need to be different and take "the road less traveled". I really like how you tied up your analysis, that really is a great line. This is such an awesome poem because it kind of says that better is different, and that we should not all be the same, great job of showing that in your analysis! Awesome work!!
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