Sunday, June 28, 2009

E-learning. Mon-Poem

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

1) He uses the roads to symbolize choices {two roads diverged in a yellow wood}. He can only take one path (And sorry I could not travel both) and scrutinized them to make the right choice (And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair,) he knows how one choice leads to the another (Yet knowing how way leads on to way) and the consequences of making the wrong choice (doubted if I should ever come back) he decides to take the path which few have taken (I took the one less traveled by), in other words a harder choice. And that has made all the difference.
2) Reasons why I like this poem: Its has a strong symbolism and makes the reader think has this ever occurred to him. Definitely it must have. It is made realistic by feelings and thoughts of man. Although the roads are used symbolize choices, the poem still brings out the meaning. It shows exactly how one would feel when making a decision; one wrong step would lead to his downfall. Sometimes, it is the harder path that leads to success, and the poems states exactly so. Although simile, metaphors, personification and hyperboles are used in a small amount or not used at all, the symbolism of choices makes the poem stand out. This shows the importance and impact symbolism can make. Every choice makes a difference. That’s a moral to learn.

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