Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken" is about the struggles of making decisions. The last 2 lines of the poem "I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." shows the outcomes of the decisions made and this effectively claims that the "road less traveled" is actually the better decision to be made.
The last 2 lines of the poem claims that the decision the author made on which road to travel was an obstacle, but he was glad that he took the one less traveled by. In the first stanza, the author regrets that he was unable to travel both roads, and "stared" down both paths, deciding which one would have a better outcome. This stanza is metaphorical for when one has to look at both sides that are presented to him or her and acknowledge which one would have a better outcome.
These last two lines are effective because it claims that the "road less traveled by" is the decision that is less favorable but, "...that has made all the difference." meaning that it is more beneficial. The traveler saw "two roads diverged in a yellow wood" but had taken time to contemplate which one was better.This describes when one is portrays the pros versus the cons in a decision. Thus, it is effective because it shows how the author conclusively was led to the road less traveled, and how it impacted him.
The "Road Not Taken" is symbolic for the the tough decisions that people have to make in life, and analyzes the decision making process and how the outcome is effective because it is least favorable.
I like the basic ideas you presented here, but I really think you could delve further into the poem, rather than just reinforcing that the "road less traveled" is the better choice. I would look to DIDLS to help find some points to expand on.
ReplyDeleteI thought you got your concepts across and provided your details, I just wished that you had a wider variety of examples as to why the road not taken symbolizes tough decisions.
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