ROAD_NOT_TAKEN_ANALYSIS
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,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. 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. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- And that has made all the difference. Throughout The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost brings together ma
ny different literary techniques to express the theme of his poem. The general theme of the poem is the dilemma of making a choice, and the danger of not knowing where that decision will take you. In life, each and every one of us is on a journey to our own destination. Every-where that we go we will have to make decisions that will lead us to many different choices, and ultimately will determine our fate. I don't much like the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. However I do like how it shows us how each and every choice we make effects our lives in ways that we will never know. Once you make a decision, there is no turning back and you will never know what may have happened if you made the other choice. The most common literary technique in "The Road Not Taken" is symbolism. The whole poem is very symbolic because the speaker reflects on the decis
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Approximate Word count = 583
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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