What Lies Ahead
Everyday people in this world have to make decisions, some harder than others. Robert Frost is aware of this, which inspired him to write arguably one of the most famous poems of all time, "The Road Not Taken". This poem focuses one of the most difficult aspects of having free will, decision making. A huge component of decision making is the consequences that come with it, but since the future is unpredictable, it is hard to calculate consequences into the decision making equation. Frost understands this, and in his poem ,"The Road Not Taken", he discusses not only the unpredictable consequences, but also the decisions that cause them using punctuation, figurative language and symbolism.
Frost describes the difficulties …show more content…
The poem, not only has punctuation at the end of almost every line, but also in the middle of lines as well. This punctuation is so important because it reveals the uncertainty of the speaker. The speaker is uncertain about the choice he or she is about to make in regards to the paths. The poem starts, "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both", which is the first time the reader is introduced to the major conflict of the poem (1-2). This theme of uncertainty is carried on throughout the next stanza. The uncertainty of the speaker is present until the speaker finally chooses which path they would like to embark on. This decision comes after he or she was looking at the other option, and is rash to say the least. It is considered a rash decision because the speaker takes a while to describe the first path, but chooses the second path without giving it a second thought. This is ironic because the speaker starts out very uncertain, but after seeing the first path, he or she knows the second path is the choice for them. Luckily for the speaker, there are no regrets after making this monumental decision, which negates all of the uncertainty that he or she started off
Everyday people in this world have to make decisions, some harder than others. Robert Frost is aware of this, which inspired him to write arguably one of the most famous poems of all time, "The Road Not Taken". This poem focuses one of the most difficult aspects of having free will, decision making. A huge component of decision making is the consequences that come with it, but since the future is unpredictable, it is hard to calculate consequences into the decision making equation. Frost understands this, and in his poem ,"The Road Not Taken", he discusses not only the unpredictable consequences, but also the decisions that cause them using punctuation, figurative language and symbolism.
Frost describes the difficulties …show more content…
The poem, not only has punctuation at the end of almost every line, but also in the middle of lines as well. This punctuation is so important because it reveals the uncertainty of the speaker. The speaker is uncertain about the choice he or she is about to make in regards to the paths. The poem starts, "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both", which is the first time the reader is introduced to the major conflict of the poem (1-2). This theme of uncertainty is carried on throughout the next stanza. The uncertainty of the speaker is present until the speaker finally chooses which path they would like to embark on. This decision comes after he or she was looking at the other option, and is rash to say the least. It is considered a rash decision because the speaker takes a while to describe the first path, but chooses the second path without giving it a second thought. This is ironic because the speaker starts out very uncertain, but after seeing the first path, he or she knows the second path is the choice for them. Luckily for the speaker, there are no regrets after making this monumental decision, which negates all of the uncertainty that he or she started off