Jimmy Cawley
Mrs. Hugglar
English II Honors
2/5/15
The Road Not Taken Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is a poem about a man who has come to a point in his life where he has to make a major choice, a choice in which there is no turning back. He tries to predict the consequences of one choice, but then suddenly chooses the path that he believes uncommonly chosen, although they are equal. He told himself he would come back to this situation another day, but later realizing that once he made his decision, he could not come back. Although it is unclear whether the choice he made was good or bad, it is obvious that it had greatly affected his life. In conclusion, the poet obviously believes that some decisions are life changing which he shows through his metaphorical use of roads, nature, and the title. …show more content…
At the beginning of the poem, the speaker comes to a fork in the road, and the way it splits is an extended metaphor for choice. He must make a choice that takes him down one path and differs him from another. In lines four and five the speaker attempts to look as far as he can down the road, but the undergrowth covers it. This is a metaphor for the future because just as we can only see down the road so far, we can only see into the future so far. In line six, after looking down one road for a long time, the speaker decides to take the other. This is probably a metaphor for sudden decision. In lines thirteen to fifteen the speaker wants to be able to take both roads but realizes he will probably never be able to come back. This is probably a metaphor for a big decision, once it is made one cannot go back. Finally the last line, “and that has made all the difference” affirms the figurative level of the poem meaning the road he chose has changed his
Mrs. Hugglar
English II Honors
2/5/15
The Road Not Taken Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is a poem about a man who has come to a point in his life where he has to make a major choice, a choice in which there is no turning back. He tries to predict the consequences of one choice, but then suddenly chooses the path that he believes uncommonly chosen, although they are equal. He told himself he would come back to this situation another day, but later realizing that once he made his decision, he could not come back. Although it is unclear whether the choice he made was good or bad, it is obvious that it had greatly affected his life. In conclusion, the poet obviously believes that some decisions are life changing which he shows through his metaphorical use of roads, nature, and the title. …show more content…
At the beginning of the poem, the speaker comes to a fork in the road, and the way it splits is an extended metaphor for choice. He must make a choice that takes him down one path and differs him from another. In lines four and five the speaker attempts to look as far as he can down the road, but the undergrowth covers it. This is a metaphor for the future because just as we can only see down the road so far, we can only see into the future so far. In line six, after looking down one road for a long time, the speaker decides to take the other. This is probably a metaphor for sudden decision. In lines thirteen to fifteen the speaker wants to be able to take both roads but realizes he will probably never be able to come back. This is probably a metaphor for a big decision, once it is made one cannot go back. Finally the last line, “and that has made all the difference” affirms the figurative level of the poem meaning the road he chose has changed his