“Life is a choice, and determining what to choose shows self-reliance, the dignity of the doer as well as the essence of human right in running life”, this is according to R.B Edi Pramono. The Road Not Taken was a poem written by Robert Frost (1875-1963). The poem uses the two roads as metaphor, for it symbolizes the choices we do in our lives, like when we arrive in the point that we have to choose between two things. The poem uses a rhyme scheme, written in the first person, and is composed of four (4) stanzas and each stanza composing of five lines. The major theme of the poem is about making decisions and allowing oneself to lead its own life.
In the first line, the author is describing an image of two different roads in the midst of …show more content…
In a literary work it should not be always just entertaining but at the same time useful and the readers are educating their selves while reading the text itself. The poem “The Road Not Taken” is not just an entertaining poem but at the same time it symbolizes the human experiences in life. A person might come to the point that he has to choose between two unlike things, he may want the both of them but he cannot have them both. The poem also teaches the readers to develop self confidence and to trust himself and to his instincts. In the poem the traveller is having a hard time figuring out which road to choose to continue his journey. The poem teaches the readers to make a difference. It’s not all the time that people keep on following the majority but we must also realize what good things we can make in leading our life …show more content…
It is not easy to walk along the road all alone without anyone at your side, but life is also about taking risk, according to a quote from Veronica Roth, “There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater”. We often choose the one that most people do, since the spirit of adventure could be surrounded by fear and suspense, but that makes the difference, when we choose a unique way, try a new path and be the
In the first line, the author is describing an image of two different roads in the midst of …show more content…
In a literary work it should not be always just entertaining but at the same time useful and the readers are educating their selves while reading the text itself. The poem “The Road Not Taken” is not just an entertaining poem but at the same time it symbolizes the human experiences in life. A person might come to the point that he has to choose between two unlike things, he may want the both of them but he cannot have them both. The poem also teaches the readers to develop self confidence and to trust himself and to his instincts. In the poem the traveller is having a hard time figuring out which road to choose to continue his journey. The poem teaches the readers to make a difference. It’s not all the time that people keep on following the majority but we must also realize what good things we can make in leading our life …show more content…
It is not easy to walk along the road all alone without anyone at your side, but life is also about taking risk, according to a quote from Veronica Roth, “There are so many ways to be brave in this world. Sometimes bravery involves laying down your life for something bigger than yourself, or for someone else. Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known or everyone you have ever loved, for the sake of something greater”. We often choose the one that most people do, since the spirit of adventure could be surrounded by fear and suspense, but that makes the difference, when we choose a unique way, try a new path and be the