Blog Entry #3

          Robert Frost, born in San Francisco, California on March 26, 1974 was a very popular American poet. Frost is most famous of his realistic interpretations of rural life  in England and his use of American speech. The setting to most of his poems is in New England in the early twentieth century and he uses this setting to examine philosophical and social themes. The poem “The Road Not Taken” was first published in 1916 and included in a collection titles “Mountain Interval.” Out of the millions of poems, I choose “The Road Not Taken” due to the title. The title really caught my attention due to the fact that I like to look at life through the other side, in other words I also like to choose the road not taken due to my curiously and open-mind,. The title reminds me that I would rather make a new path then to be a follower in life.

          When Frost states that there is a “fork in the road” he is speaking about the fact that the speaker has been living life and has came across a decision that can lead the speakers life in two completely different outcomes. “And sorry I could not travel both” signifies the speakers regret. The next line, “And be one traveler, long I stood” signifies the fact that he realizes for a fact the only person that can choose the road is him, no one is around to help in the decision. The speaker then states “And looked down one as far as I could” telling me that the speaker is thinking really hard about what decision to make, he is wishing he can try both but it would be impossible to travel different directions if you are one person. The speaker in other words is the fork in the road. The speaker finally makes the decision of the road equally as good as the other when he states “Then took the other, just as fair.” But then the speaker quickly changes his mind thinking if they are both equal when he states “Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same.” The speaker chooses the second path because it is grassy and seems like the road less taken. He also stresses the fact that he chose the path less taken when he states “I took the one less traveled by” it doesn’t exactly states whether or not he was happy with his decision but he made one and must live with it forever.

          The speaker in this poem is generally speaking about his decision of choosing the road less traveled by. The denotation of yellow wood is a tree, of the legume family, native to the southeastern U.S., having clusters of fragrant, white flowers and wood that yields a yellow dye. In the poem traveler means a person or thing that goes from one place to another; take a trip or journey. The denotation of wear is to cause to deteriorate or change. Trodden signified to set down the foot or feet in walking; step. Diverge means to move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point; branch off.

          The poem “The Road Not Taken” in my eyes represents the speaker reaching a point in his life that will change forever depending on which road he decides to take.  The speaker debated and debates but finally decides on a road that seems less traveled by due to the grass on top of the road. Taking the road less traveled by makes the speaker question if he is choosing the right option. At first, the two roads seem to be similar options but it seems as if the decision that the speaker makes on whichever road to pick plays a very important role on the rest of his life.

 

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http://john-c-evenstar.hubpages.com/hub/Biographical-Analysis-The-Road-Not-Taken

 

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