Jane Horrocks

Robert Frost, his in the work “The Road Not Taken”, speaks about the choices we all face in life. The poem focuses on the idea that every choice we make will ultimately lead us to our own created fate. One could attempt to make the claim Frost is speaking to the reader about choosing paths that are less chosen, however, a deeper analysis of the words of the poem will clearly indicate he does not view any path as less traveled. The poem clearly shows that Frost believes that any choice we make in…

Robert Frost’s poem “The Road Not Taken” can be used as a tool to lead different people with different backgrounds to Jesus. In the poem “The Road Not Taken” is about a person who comes a pound two paths in the woods. He or she becomes faced with a decision of whether to choose one or the other. He goes on to describe one of the paths. He describes one as being as being better. He says, “Then took the other, as just as fair, and having perhaps the better claim” (Frost, The Road Not Taken). He…

Alpine skier, Lindsey Vonn was out of the Sochi Olympics. Lindsey Vonn had to get knee surgery, but she wanted to compete at the Sochi Olympics. The World Cup Champion had to decide either to compete at the Olympics or get knee surgery. Everyone has to make important decisions. That is why the poem "The Road Not Taken," by Robert Frost resonates with so many people. The poems use of vague language allows for interpretations about life choices. There are so many choices in life that can lead to…

1. Pointing words like this and that are used in text to point to a thought or refer back to a previous thought that was already stated. Its a way to connect parts of your argument by using pointing words such as "this and that". The pointing word "that" is used in the first paragraph when he says "the machines that keep us alive, and the machines that make the machines, are all directly or indirectly dependent upon coal". He uses "that" to state a idea he`s about to make and connect both the…

Comparing Farley and Frost Blanche Farley, the author of “The Lover Not Taken”, written in 1984, wrote her poem as a parody to Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”, published in 1951. In the original poem, the author states that the poem’s narrator has to choose between two paths, the road that is easy, open and wide, or the one that is chosen less and walked on less. In Farley's parodistic spin on Frost’s poem, she instead allows the narrator to chose both ‘paths’, instead she is referring to…

In the Peter Weir film, Dead Poet’s Society, many characters are exposed to the idea and benefits of living according to their own desires, rather than other peoples. After this exposure, character’s are forced to choose which path to ultimately embark on. Robert Frost’s renowned poem, The Road Not Taken, explores similar situations and themes as well. The poem is so spectacular because of the fact that the message relates to almost anyone, and therefore the speaker is very versatile. While many…

“The Road Not Taken,” by Robert Frost is a poem that is a metaphor for life. A single choice can shift the course of a life. Regret is accompanied by undiscovered alternatives, forcing a pause in decision making. Within the poem there is a usage of figurative language, meaning the author chose to incorporate similes, metaphors, or personification in the chirography or writing. There was no similes in the poem, however there was one metaphor. The only metaphor was “two roads diverged,” which was…

Imagine there's a car at a stop, trying to decide where to go next. There are two streets in front of it, one is pathed with failure and challenges, but success at the end of the road, while the other is short and easy and has failure up ahead. Anne Bradstreet from “ Burning of our House”, Equiano from “ The Interesting Narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano”, and the pilgrims of “ Of Plymouth Plantation”, all went down the street that had challenges, yet the never gave up. Bradstreet had to…

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…

Many people have various poems that they appreciate, but my mother has a poem that is her absolute favorite. Even though she considers The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost as somewhat cliché, she finds it an empowering poem to live her life by. Growing up, she was very independent and wanted to set herself apart from her other siblings. In school when she first read The Road Not Taken, she immediately recognized her connection with it. Frost contemplates which road to take when both of them seem…