![]() We never know where life will take us, preplanning what the end of the road looks like for ourselves, and building regret is silly. Thus the poem “The Road Not Taken” is about the journey of our life. He says that once upon a time, he had reached such a point in life that there were two options for him and he traveled on that road which had been traveled by a lesser number of people. In the last stanza, the poet talks about the future. Similarly, even in our life once we choose an option we must keep on moving ahead with that option and we never get a chance to come back and take the other option we had left earlier. Although he knew that he could not go back on the choice that he had made. He decided that day he would take one path and keep the other for another day. Both had leaves on them and no one had stepped on them as they were still green in colour. In the third stanza, the poet says that the paths were similar that morning. We think that we are choosing a better option but it is not that way. ![]() Even in our life, we take any path or option but all of them have the same benefits, disadvantages, problems, and challenges, and we must face them. Not many people had walked on this path earlier which is why this path was grassy.Īfter he walked on the path for some distance, he realized that both paths were similar and worn out. He felt maybe this path is better for him so he chooses it as it had grass on it which means that it was unused. In the second stanza, the poet says he kept on looking at one path for a long time to check if it is the right path for him or not, and then he decided and started walking on another path because he felt that both paths were equally good. We take time to think about the pros and cons, whether it is suitable for us or not, and only then, do we take a decision on what path we should choose. It also happens in our life when we have choices and alternatives, but we have to choose only one out of them. Before taking the path, he wanted to know how it was. The poet kept standing there and looked at the path very carefully as far as he could see it. Two yellow wood means a forest with leaves that are wearing out and have turned yellow in colour – the season of autumn. The poem starts with the poet, who was walking down a road, and then there was a diversion, there were two different paths and he had to choose one out of there. Thus, we can infer that Frost calls the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ because he is thinking about the choice he didn’t make. ![]() Although the speaker has made his choice, he can’t stop thinking about the road he left behind. It seems that the notion of regret is seen, in the title ‘The Road Not Taken’ rather than The Road Taken. Each line has 9 syllables so, the overall poem is composed of iambic tetrameter. Each stanza of the poem follows a specific rhyme scheme ABAAB. The poem has a total of 20 lines divided into 4 stanzas. ![]() Robert Frost has used an interesting style in ‘The Road Not Taken.’ He has penned the poem in the first person point of view. The choices that he made ” has made all the difference” in his life. The speaker spends a while deliberating when he comes to a fork in the road, which symbolizes a choice he must make in his life. The main theme of this poem is that Life is full of Choices that will define our destinies. ![]() His best-known poem includes “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Theme He writes simply, but insightfully, about common and ordinary experiences. He is great at sharing the beauty of the world around him through his Poetry. Frost is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life. His poems were first published in England before they were published in America. The poet of this poem was a great American poet ‘Robert Lee Frost’ who was also the winner of four Pulitzer Prize. However, he decide to take the second path and thought of traveling the first some other day in the future. So he had to decide which road he should take. One day walking in a forest, the poet also arrived at a place where the road diverged into two. Robert Frost wrote this poem to highlight a trait and poke fun at his friend ‘Edward Thomas’ an English Welsh poet, who when out walking with Frost in England would often regret not having taken a different path. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |