Robert Frost
In most of Robert Frost's poems he speaks of situations occurring in rural settings, as in "The Road Not Taken" (DiYanni 513) and "The Tuft of Flowers" (DiYanni 667-668). These, like most of his poems, are in the style of conversation. Although this helps to make him seem "natural," it is not a very effective form in poetry; we do not understand complicated matters "naturally." "Conversation is the most careless and formless of human utterance; it is spontaneous and unrevised, and its vocabulary is commonly limited. Poetry is the most difficult form of human utterance" (DiYanni 665). Although the two forms are complete opposites, Frost has been able to forge them together to create several beautiful poems. His mastery of this complicated endeavor has made him a well-renowned and well-liked poet. In "The Road Not Taken," Frost speaks of his decision between taking one path or another. This poem uses a great deal of symbolism. The words themselves talk of an actual fork in a road and what happens when one is taken. However, Frost is actually speaking of a fork in life, something that everyone faces almost on a daily basis. In the poem, Frost stands at the fork looking down both, trying to decide which one
We can then either make the decision to go back and try the other path, in some cases, or continue on our present course. Another way that this statement is false is how he says that his decision made all the difference - it made him who he is today. In a way it is saddening to know that we will never know how things could have been had we made different decisions. We can only hope that the paths we have chosen through our lives have been the most fulfilling paths. The mower's job was to leave the flowers rather than cutting them down. Both poems take place in the outdoors. This leads Frost into saying that "The butterfly and I had lit upon,/ Nevertheless, a message in the dawn/. We can only accept what has become of ourselves and continue to make what we feel to be the best decisions.
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