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Essay / The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost - 672
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is a poem about decisions and how they can impact someone's life. However, many other literary devices are used in the poem in order to make the theme more obvious to its readers. This poem is often confused as focusing on how the narrator takes the road less traveled, when it is actually supposed to focus on the choice that the narrator denies, or the path not taken. Frost mentions the doubt and worry that comes with making a decision, but how perseverance can be worth it. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost introduces the theme of making decisions in life, while using symbolism and tone as tools to show its readers that the right choice is not always easy. Frost's main theme was to show his readers the difficulties of the decision. make and how one choice can impact a person's entire life. He tries to make the point that when we are given two choices, sometimes it is more interesting to choose the more difficult one. When describing the two paths, he describes one as more difficult than the other, but later says they are pretty much the same. He finally chooses the second path, claiming to have “then taken the other, just as right” (6). This choice is significant later in the poem, as this decision ends up shaping his life. Although he faces trials and questions his decision, he ultimately realizes that by taking the path less traveled, he has ultimately chosen the right path. Additionally, Frost uses symbolism to illustrate that the easy decision is not always the right one. choose. Symbolism is crucial in this work because Frost uses it to show his readers the difference between the two roads the narrator must choose between. For example, he describes a roadless journey... middle of paper...... his emotions with every choice he makes. In conclusion, Frost uses symbolism and tone to present the theme to his readers. It teaches that while choosing the harder path may be more difficult, it also has the chance to be more profitable. By using symbolism to metaphorically represent the two choices and the difficulty of the narrator's decision, Frost illustrates to his audience that the right choice is not always clear. However, Frost uses tone to show that although the narrator was unsure of his decision at first, everything worked out in the end. The theme of life decisions is very relevant to its audience because everyone faces a difficult situation at some point, and Frost emphasizes that difficult decisions are a part of life, as are doubt and regret, but making the best of the circumstances is the priority. the best way to be satisfied with the result.