Subjects:
choice between two roads, and with the results of the choice which the poet makes. It raises the evident question of whether it is better to choose a road in which
many travel, or to choose the road less traveled and explore it yourself. In “The Road Not Taken,” the speakers’ tone and setting help illustrate the struggle a
person goes through in their lives to pick the right road to travel. It is possible to read this poem as a statement of some self-pity on the poet’s part, a feeling,
perhaps, that he has been cheated and misunderstood because he took an unpopular path. To support this tone, one might point to the last stanza: The speaker will
some day, sighing, tell others that he took the unknown road when faced with a choice. The reading, however, misses much of the significance of the second and
third stanzas. At the end of the second, the speaker states that there was really not much difference in the two roads; neither had really been worn by traffic, though
one had been given more wear than the other. It becomes obvious that the speaker’s tone begins to
. . .
the same thing again. In other words, both roads were in about the same condition; it is what the man does with his choice that makes the difference. The road
which leads them to what they believe to be happiness. It is
possible to read this poem as a statement of some self-pity on the poet’s part, a feeling, perhaps, that he has been cheated and misunderstood because he took an
unpopular path. That situation being that everyone has to struggle to
try and put their life on the right road. All he can do is look as
far down each road as possible, and hope that he decides upon the right one. He knew that the decision he made would determine the
outcome of his life, and that he would have to be devoted to the road he chose. ” It also shows that the speaker may not want to be like everybody else, a follower, but instead, chose a different road and be
himself, a leader. This line is a metaphor in which Frost uses woods to represent life. ” It also shows that the speaker may not want
to be like everybody else, a follower, but instead, chose a different road and be himself, a leader. This verse also says that the road wanted wear, like he was drawn to the path, not just out of his own desire to be different, but maybe out of
some pity. One cannot know, when he makes a choice, what the results of his decision will be. This poem supplies the reader with a situation that
each person has to face at least one situation in their lives. It describes the uncertainty of the speaker, and implies that he may be scared
to even choose a path. One of Frost’s commonest subjects is the choice the poet is
faced with two roads, two ideas, two possibilities of action.
Essay's Topics
All research is for reference purposes only.