The Road Not Taken written by Robert Frost uses a great deal of figurative language within it. Figurative language is anything from a simile to a metaphor and is greatly used within poems. One form of figurative speech is metaphors. The metaphor used in the poem is the divergent road, and the idea that the speaker must choose one of the two paths. The metaphor of the fork in the road is a fascinating one because it highlights the power and the misery of choice. The speaker is torn between two equally enticing, but ultimately a choice must be made. The metaphor compares the two paths to the many different choices one faces in life. The paths chosen in both the speaker's circumstances, and in our own, "make all the difference". Another
