Alliteration In Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken

Look no further because I have found the world 's best poem, it is: The Road Not Taken, written by the famous poet, Robert Frost. A little background information about Frost, is that he had quite a stress free life while growing up, his parents were both professors and he went to Harvard, but was unable to earn a college degree in literature (“Robert Frost”). This poem was inspired through the poet’s decision of leaving America to settle in Great Britain with his wife. He was very uncertain of what Great Britain had to offer, but he decided to take a gamble at it, of course, he also did some tedious research beforehand (“The Road Not Taken”).

To start off, this the the world’s best poem because it is packed with so many insightful figurative language and sound devices that are able to dramatically portray the message and set the mood. Frost’s poem is so excellently written that some lines are even able to incorporate multiple types of devices in one line. For example, when the speaker states, “Because it was grassy and wanted wear.” (8) Personification, alliteration and imagery, are all effectively used in this line of the poem. Personification is used as the grass is given human-like features since it is associated with an emotion, as we all know, grass has no feeling. Additionally, the alliteration is beautifully adopted as it helps to stress the …show more content…
That’s right rarely, this poem is superior to the rest, plus if it weren’t then why do students study this piece of work every year that their in high school? Like every exceptional poet, Frost is able to capture such an important moment that everyone comes across and can relate to daily. Nonetheless, it is very well-known and there are too many justifications for it to even keep track of. Frost’s poem has completely changed my approach to poetry and for this reason, has led me to enjoy