The Road Not Taken Essay

In the two poems The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost and Maggie and Milly and Molly and May by e.e. cummings, the authors use extended metaphors of life, contradicting rhyme schemes, and nature symbolism to discuss the themes of losing youth, but also of finding identity. The central theme of both poems is the discussion of life through the use of an extended metaphor. Instead of using specified realistic scenarios, the author of TRNT uses the common analogy of the two paths of life, as seen…

conflicts; which can lead the person into deep depression because of the haunting memory of their choice. In the poem “The road not taken” by Robert Frost, the poet talks about how he has to make a difficult decision which causes him anguish and despair. In the poem, Robert Frost talks about the path that is in front of him, and he is contemplating about which one to take. “TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,” there are two paths ahead of him, but he does not know which one to take…

depressed and have a tragic ending to our lives. Willy Loman couldn’t realize that he was chasing the wrong dream. He was in a race to catch that dream, but his lungs expired and the dream left him in the dust. As in the poem “The Road Not Taken,” we have one chance to choose the road we deem to be the best. Later in our lives we will look back, as Willy Loman has, and judge if we made the right choice. Another reason is that we need to realize and acknowledge the people who love and support…

confidence reaches the steepest mountain top and flows into every valley, or person he meets, because that’s just the type of kind hearted person he is. He is the epitome of the very person, Robert Frost alludes to in, “The Road Not Taken.” Alicandro not only takes the road less traveled, but he chooses to make his own…

all of poems. Some choices the characters mae were regretful while other made a large impact. I know this because each article provides evidence for my claim. The first one, “Because I could not stop for death-” talked about how a women was being taken to her grave while enjoying a peaceful ride with death there. As sorrowful as it sound it’s very relevant to my claim about the theme. In the first two stanzas it states,”Because I could not stop for Death –He kindly stopped for me –” This…

many characters are exposed to the idea and benefits of living according to their own desires, rather than other peoples. After this exposure, character’s are forced to choose which path to ultimately embark on. Robert Frost’s renowned poem, The Road Not Taken, explores similar situations and themes as well. The poem is so spectacular because of the fact that the message relates to almost anyone, and therefore the speaker is very versatile. While many characters definitely could have fit in as…

Commentary Outline - The Road Not Taken Introduction: The poem, The Road Not Taken, written by Robert Frost centers around the speaker who is Frost himself. It is an autobiographical poem that centers around a young man who is deciding his path in life and for his future, yet is indecisive as to which path to take. The speaker develops the theme of identity through decisions in life and conveys the message that the decisions chosen affect one’s future path and identity in life. Within this…

managed poorly majority of the time, however it causes problems when the circumstances out of my control. Robert Frost writes in regards to the emotions one feels when facing such a decision. The Road Not Taken, debatably Frost’s most well-known poem, paints a vivid image of a person coming to a fork in the road, making a decision, and thinking back on forenamed decision. Frost writes, “Though as for that the passing there / Had worn them really about the same,” (Frost 9-10). Yet he ends the…

The Road Not Taken They say that one should never speak of religion, politics, or money in conversation. Sadly, these are the things I love to talk about. For some reason, these topics ignite fires within people, and turn them into instant lawyers- opinionated beasts hellbent on destroying the opposition, and supplementing them with their own reasoning. It always made me wonder: why do these topics make people so passionate about their beliefs? It seems blatantly obvious at first- that people…

My grandfather, Vincent Andaloro, has lived an amazing life. As a young boy he lived in the working class town of Everett Massachusetts. My grandfather used the poem “The Road Not Taken” , a piece by Robert Frost, that tells the story of a traveler who must choose which path to take on his journey. One path, is described as worn and perfectly trimmed, white the other is overgrown and unknown. One of his biggest decisions went perfectly with the theme of the poem. Speaking on living in the town…