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Robert Frost’s poems often seem quite simple and easy to read by even the most novice reader. On the surface his poems seem clear enough, but a more in depth analysis of them reveal poems that are very complex and intricate. In his poems we find every element of poetry working together to project images and provide emotions we can relate the poems to. Two of his poems “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” uses these elements to convey the images of decisions we are forced to make by getting older.
“The Road Not Taken” tells the story of a traveler happening upon two roads. Choosing one of the roads, he travels it without regrets. We can look at the poem and obviously see there is a traveler who must choose between two different roads to travel. Looking at the words we find that many conclusions can be drawn from their literal and connotative meanings. Two roads are diverging in a yellow wood, and each road represents a path in life that we have to take. Frost’s reference to a yellow wood means that it is fall. In the fall all of the trees turn yellow, lose their leaves, and eventually start over again in the
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If the poem were viewed from a half full standpoint it could just be that the traveler is caught up in a moment (the beauty of nature).
When Frost mentions the path bending in the undergrowth, he is stating that the traveler can no longer see his path. ” brings to mind moving out on your own and making your own decisions. Animals, just as most humans, are afraid to die, which could happen if they stayed put. Now our traveler is alone, and further relates to becoming an adult. Now, the traveler could just be watching the snowfall because it is a pretty sight, but with no one around and a snowstorm on the way, the traveler could have ulterior motives. The traveler then looks down one of the paths as far as he can. Sometimes things may try to effect our lives, but we override them with ambition and achieve the things that we want to do. Even though the traveler decides to go the horse has little effect on that decision, and by the end of the poem the main rhyme of the stanza takes over showing that it is humans will inevitably control there own destiny.
Frost again uses the rhymes to help the poem move along. Moving on would change this moment in his life so there is no point in going on. This shows that the path in life that the traveler took is a path without many dilemmas. In the second stanza, using rhyme and alliteration, Frost thrusts the poem into a positive and laid back attitude. The traveler’s horse feels uneasy about stopping for he knows the storm is coming.
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