![]() ![]() In this poem, the persona speaks to us about what is going on. Below are some of the stylistic devices that have been used by Frost in this poem. Like most of Frost’s poems, The Road Not Taken is rich in style. “ I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence” Stylistic Devices Used in the Poem This is shown in the first two lines of the last stanza. It is important to note that the persona expects to be telling the world about the choice and the difference it will have made at that time. He or she knows that the choice is significant and it will make a difference in life, “And that has made all the difference”, stanza 4 line 5. Very few people have made that same choice but this is not an issue to him or her. It is grassy because very few people have walked through it compared to the first choice.Metaphorically the message is that the persona is out to make a choice in life that is not a favorite in society. This is the reason as to why he or she goes for the road that is grassy. He or she does not like doing what everyone else has done. This discloses a character trait of the persona or the speaker in this poem. He also looks down the other one and realizes that it is a bit “grassy”, stanza 2 line 3, and according to him, this is a reason for declaring that it has a better claim. In the 1 st stanza, the persona tells how he or she takes time to examine the two roads, “And looked down one as I would”, line 4. The meaning of this is that it is not possible for the persona to have both choices. The persona or the speaker in the poem also make it clear in the 1 st stanza that he or she does not have the ability to travel both roads, “……And sorry I could not travel both” 1 st stanza, line 2. If one choice is made, all the others are left out. Just like in real life, human beings are not able to make two choices at a time. The veiled or hidden meaning of these roads is life’s choices. The “roads” as it appears in the 1 st and last stanza can also be classified as a metaphor. But the most explicit theme that is effectively communicated by Frost’s symbol of the Road is that in life we are bound to make choices from time to time. The Road Not Taken can be interpreted in a number of ways. This sigh has been a source of scholarly friction for some time with some suggesting that it shows regret (Larry 479). It can be a sign of regret for having made the wrong choice or a sigh of relief for having achieved the better from the path taken or the choice made. It will have a big impact in his life “….And that has made all the difference”, stanza 4 line 5.The sigh mentioned at the end of the poem can run both ways. In the last stanza, it is clear that he knows what the choice means. He tells us in the 2 nd stanza, 3rd line that “it was grassy and wanted wear”. ![]() He wants to use the one that is yet to be exploited. The persona or the person confronted with the choice goes ahead to pick the less used one “I took the one less traveled by….line 4, stanza 4”. But the difference in the wear is not that big as we are told in line four and five of the second stanza “ Though as for that the passing there, Had worn them really about the same”. One has been used before and it is relatively more worn than the other. ![]() The paths under consideration by Frost are not the same. But the paths are a symbol for the twin options that we face in life and we have to choose one since we cannot have both at the same time. In literal terms, one can assume that these are actual routes. This is the individual we can identify as the poetic persona or the person who is doing the speaking in the poem. The Road Not Taken is about an individual who comes across two roads that lead into the woods and then diverge. Learn More The Theme of the Poem A Brief Dissection of the Poem: The Road Not Taken
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