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 different opportunities in the future, but a choice has to be made. "The Road Not Taken" may be interpreted in more than one way. The poem illustrates someone strolling in the woods. The person sees the two roads diverge and is deciding on which road to take. After evaluation, the person decides to take the road less traveled by and hopes to come
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In the poem, the speaker decides on a road to take. However, he wants to come back to take the other road, but he thinks he will not come back. The speaker says, "Yet knowing how way leads on to way, / I doubt if I should ever come back." (14-15). On line 14, the phrase "way leads on to way" can be ambiguous. It can mean the direction that a road can lead someone during a walk or that the path may take the person onto another path. The phrase can also mean the opportunities someone chooses. If someone chooses and opportunity, that opportunity will lead to other opportunities. On line 15, the phrase "come back" is unclear. Come back could mean to turn around and go back to where someone came from. An example would be you walking away from your mom and your mom asks you to come back. Come back can also mean to be the person you were some time ago. For example, a friend could say, "What happened to the person I knew in college?" That means you're different compared to college and now. It's like in college, you were happy and energetic, but now you are busy and
In the poem, the speaker decides on a road to take. However, he wants to come back to take the other road, but he thinks he will not come back. The speaker says, "Yet knowing how way leads on to way, / I doubt if I should ever come back." (14-15). On line 14, the phrase "way leads on to way" can be ambiguous. It can mean the direction that a road can lead someone during a walk or that the path may take the person onto another path. The phrase can also mean the opportunities someone chooses. If someone chooses and opportunity, that opportunity will lead to other opportunities. On line 15, the phrase "come back" is unclear. Come back could mean to turn around and go back to where someone came from. An example would be you walking away from your mom and your mom asks you to come back. Come back can also mean to be the person you were some time ago. For example, a friend could say, "What happened to the person I knew in college?" That means you're different compared to college and now. It's like in college, you were happy and energetic, but now you are busy and