The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost

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    Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken” shows his capability of writing his poems about life, as if he was familiar with the origins of the earth. In fact, Robert has lived in various farms throughout his life: Frost has experience in nature’s environment. While living on the Derry farm he was able to write great poems, but at the age of thirty-eight he sold his farm to move to England with his family, and there he arrived with three completed books: two were published in England (Voices and…

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    “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, recognizes the theme of making choices. In the poem, the speaker comes across a fork in the road when walking in the woods on an autumn day. Presented before him are two alternatives, with one option reasonably obvious and the other more subtle. He anticipates that one path has been traveled on more often than the other; however both paths are equally untraveled. While the speaker desires to follow both routes, he can only choose one, thus he arbitrarily…

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    Robert Frost was an American poet who was born on March 26, 1874 and died on January 29, 1963. Frost’s writing career started at the early age of 20 years old (1894) when Frost’s first poem, My Butterfly: An Elegy, was published. For the first half of Frost’s life My Butterfly: An Elegy was Frost’s only published work. After Frost’s first poem was published, Frost moved onto other things in life, such as farming, marrying Elinor Miriam White, and raising children. It was not until Frost’s later…

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    Robert Frost Robert Frost once said “In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.” Robert Frost was an American poet His unique work is loved by many people. Frost is a popular poet, and was honored frequently during his lifetime and received four pulitzer prizes. One of Robert Frost’s most famous poems is The Road Not Taken. Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco. He lived with his father, William Prescott Frost Jr., his mother, Isabelle…

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    The Road Not Taken v. The Armful Robert Lee Frost created poetry with mysterious yet clear, heartfelt lessons of choices and struggle, two of which are well shown in The Road Not Taken and The Armful. The two poems perfectly depict some of Frost 's own triumphs, despite the hardships endured, the inspirations channeled from Frost 's wife, Elinor White, and the scenery of the England 's countryside. The moods perceived throughout the works of literature brings mysterious feelings of failure…

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    “The Road Not Taken” is a poem written by Robert Frost reflecting on a personal experience. He talks about the time when he was to make a difficult decision. With all the evidence gathered, it almost seems as if he regretted the outcome of his decision and he is curious as to see whether the other choice could have been better (or not). This is a very intellectual poem that may leave readers in suspense. For first-time readers, you would never be able to tell if Frost actually regretted taking…

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    The Road Not Taken

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    Robert Frost (1874 - 1963) was born in San Francisco. He was a teacher, writer, and poet and was primarily influenced by daily events. He is a modernist. During World War I, he met Edward Thomas. This was when Frost came up with The Road Not Taken. Frost and Thomas developed a strong friendship. They planned to live side by side while teaching, writing and farming together. Thomas, then, had an important decision to make. He needed to decide between going with Frost or fighting in France. The…

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    can be the most important thing in ones life. The Road Not Taken written by Robert Forest and Harlem written by Langston Hughes discuss the importance of following your dreams. Frost does a better job at expressing to his readers about going after their dreams unlike Hughes who leaves the readers unsettled. However, Hughes gives the readers a deeper understanding of the consequences one faces if they procrastinate their dreams. BODY ONE: Robert Frost and Langston Hughes both use similar…

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    Robert Frost is one of the most popular and honored poet of America. His poem reflects his broad outlook and realistic approach. Frost does not believe in international brotherhood but is a diehard nationalist. He believes that an individual ’s natural relationship to society extended to his family , close friends , then home town or local community , his state and finally his family . Frost’s poems create a memorable and pulchritudinous impression by the overwhelming presence of nature. In his…

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    Robert Lee Frost is one of the most famous American poets of all time. His work greatly reflects his life views and experiences. Frost’s poems may not be as simple as they seem. He often writes about the beauty of nature, but if you read closely there can be dark undercurrents beneath his work. What makes Frost’s poems so interesting is the idea that there is more than one way to interpret them. Frost’s poems are loved by many, but often misinterpreted as a result of their complexity and…

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