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Essay / Poetic Analysis of The Road Not Taken - 1319
The Road Not Taken (1) Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, (2) And sorry I could not travel both (3) And be one traveler, I stood for a long time (4) And looked at one as far as I could (5) To where it was bending in the undergrowth; (6) Then I took the other, just as beautiful, (7) And perhaps having the better right (8) Because it was grassy and they wanted to carry, (9) but as for that , those who passed there (10) had actually carried them in much the same way, (11) and both that morning were equally lying 12 In the leaves, no step had trodden the dark. 13 Oh, I've marked the first one for another day!14 Yet, knowing how a path leads to a path15, I doubted whether I could ever return.16 I will tell this with a sigh17 Somewhere centuries and centuries from now:18 Two paths diverged in a wood, and I,19 I took the one less traveled by,20 And that made all the difference.Robert FrostElements of fiction:What are the major aspects of a certain character?CharacterActions can- being torn by indecision about the best direction to follow, where life might lead next, and determining what one would miss by passing through the opportunities left in the way. (2) And sorry that we both couldn't travel, Contemplative speech, but a little light, and a little mocking (13) Oh, I marked the first one for another day! physical appearance an impression of a very person indecisive who is always afraid that she will miss something important by taking the other route. (4) And I looked at one as far as I could, ; (11) And both that morning equally lay morning, perhaps referring to early adulthood, (11) And both that morning equally lay noun – I – in the first person – taking a decision "alone", (3) And be a traveler, I stood a long time other characters' reactions to the character - (not present in this poem as I see it, only those of a perhaps older me and wiser (a new older character), looking back through time from the future(17) Somewhere ages and ages so: setting How does location affect the story? regional influences historical aspect Frost seems to say that the two paths would be the same, but that there might be regrets in the future 10) Had worn them really about the same, accessories – the woods (1) Two roads diverged in one. yellow wood, the undergrowth (5) Where it curved into the undergrowth;