♥ Monday, June 29, 2009
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Figurative Language
The poet might have used figurative language to express his choices in life. "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood" probably meant that in life, he had two choices. "it was grassy and wanted wear" probably meant that the second path was less taken than people, figuratively meaning that the second choice he had was less taken. These two are symbolic language.
Why I like this poem
This poem is symbolic of Robert Frost's choices in life. It shows the importance of choices in life. In today's society, we are so busy trying to make money we have little time to chase our dreams. We are being practical, so that when we are old we will be safe from financial troubles. This choice in life will be taken more often, to be practical. However, few have actually trodden the path to their dreams. I think Robert Frost here is trying to talk about choices in life, and how he chose the path of his dreams. "And that has made all the difference" suggests that Robert Frost made the right choice choosing the path of his dreams. I like this poem as it actually questions our everyday actions. Our actions are somehow controlled by money, we are doing everything for money, but how many of us are actually chasing our dreams? This poem makes people think about their actions.
By Andrew Loh 1I217
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