A Worn Path

by Robert Frost in 1916. It has the rhyming scheme ABAAB. The poem was written for a friend of Roberts. In the beginning it explains the setting, a yellow wood, referring to a fall woods setting. The poem then explains that one path was destroyed with undergrowth and worn, and the other was grassy, yet appeared quite the same in terms of wear. In The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost suggests that acknowledging and making risky decisions can change the way we view the world, and change our lives in…

The 5 K's were established by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699 from the creation of the Khalsa Panth which is to say the path to purity. Guru Gobind Singh created the 5 K's for a number of reasons. The first reason simply being that those who adopt the 5 K's would be easily identified as members of the Khalsa. The second reason adds onto the first stating that there would be a strong bond formed between the members of the Khalsa as there is a common ground being that the members would be wearing the 5…

he takes time looking at one of the paths, notices the “undergrowth”, but cannot see the end. This is where metaphorical metaphors can be show the most. The traveler is actual dealing with a fork in the road of his life. He is only able to see a portion of the future, not able to predict it fully. He does know what is going to happen at the end with the chosen…

evil is a major theme commonly found in A Good Man is Hard to Find. A family of six is on their way to Florida for a family trip. They symbolize the good. However, they cross paths with the Misfit and his two accomplices, whom symbolize the evil. The Misfit and his accomplices are escaped convicts. Supposedly the Misfit killed his father; however, he believes otherwise. There were also other symbols throughout the story. When…

travels a path that is far less traveled than the other. In truth, they are equally worn. Robert Frost writes, “the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black” (Frost). The speaker implies that in decades to come he may ironically be stretching the truth, telling his audience he took the more difficult path. He will be, “telling this with a sigh” (Frost) because in the back of his head he knows the truth that the paths…

The narrative poem, “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost has long been a well-received favorite. This story is based on the idea of things hidden from view. Two roads lie before the poet, but the poet is clueless as to where these roads will lead. In order to convey Frost’s message, “The Road Not Taken” relies heavily on the use of imagery, metaphorical language and metrical devices to bring to life this actual and figurative road. Through the use of these literary devices, the theme is set,…

even greater meaning. “The Road Not Taken” is about a person who is deciding which way path to take. This poem is usually misunderstood because many people think that he is trying to decide which path is better, but actually he talks about how each of the paths are pretty much the same. “ Though as for that, the passing there / Had worn them really about the same” (Frost, 219-220). He is saying that both paths are pretty much equal and used just as frequent as the other. Basically, he is trying…

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 of Everett he said, “My father was a doctor.…

apparent. It thus becomes important to closely consider this ambivalence; where does it come from, and what repercussions does it have for the meaning of the poem? Instead of a self-congratulatory work about the bravery and heroism of forging one’s own path it may appear to be, the poem is almost a parody of these values, a comment on self-justification, and an examination of the way this particular choice was made. Aside from misinterpretation, which is…

Or a least that is what it seemed was happening. For Phoenix Jackson in the novel, “A Worn Path” written by Eudora Welty that is what happened. Phoenix had to go to town to the doctor office for a visit. Poor old Phoenix lived way far out in the country. On her way to town, she has a hard time. First, she gets her dress caught in a thorn bush…