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Robert Frost

Introduction

According to Monson, (45), Robert Lee Frost was an American poet highly regarded for hiss realistic depictions of nature, mainly emanating from his rural life in New England. He had an exemplified command of American colloquial speech which he applied in examining complex social and philosophical themes. Frost’s virtues are quite extraordinary from his wonderful dramatic monologues, and scenes emanate from knowledge of people, and verses that employ the use of absolute mastery, and the rhythms in his speech. Many of his poems have been acted in many films such as ‘A lover’s Quarrel with the world’, ‘Symphony for the Spire’, ‘Fireflies in the Garden’, ‘They’ll do anything to stop the Telefon’, ‘The Road not Taken’, and many more.

Robert Frost had many quotations that depicted his nature and his association with nature. Most of these quotations are very important to understanding the poet’s style, his subject choices, the themes he chose and used, and his influences on other writers. Considering the film, ‘The Road not Taken’, there are so many quotations presented in the poem that is worth analysing.

The Road not Taken

The Road not taken poem by Robert Frost equally illustrates the nature in which the poet is noted for, and clearly depicts the New England landscape just like his other poems. Frost called this poem a tricky’ poem. From its title, ‘The Road not Take.’ Then is the poem about the road not taken, or is it the road that the poet actually took. Maybe it is about the road that most people do not take, ostensibly because this particular road was grassy and wanted wear. Some of thought provoking quotations from the road not taken can be illustrated (Monson,67)

Choices in Life

In considering the quote, ‘I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that made the difference.” This is the poem’s last stanza, and it has quotes that are often used by politicians as a piece of inspirational dogma. The last line shows that inspiration is very important to continuing in the midst of darkness. Taking the road that is less travelled looks like a positive idea, that is, most people do not tell of happy events or things with a sigh, but sad things are told with a sigh. People would always tell wistful matters with a sigh. In taking the road that is less worn made a lot of difference, but this difference was not necessarily in a good manner.

There is nothing to imply that the difference is for the better, which illustrates the common misconception found in the poem. This quotation also illustrates that the less travelled road is not generally the best place to be. This road that is less travelled can be peaceful but quite lonely, and the travellers in the road that is most often travelled cannot hear the cries of help from the lonely traveller. When Frost was living in New England, he would always engage in country rumbles with a poet friend Edward Thomas, who would try his patience by trying to decide which road to take, which was a personal glib to a friend (Frost, 105).

Frost Style

Robert Frost, (105) argues that there is a strict form in Frost’s style, which makes it clear with form and regularity. “The Road not Take” is formal, moralistic, and very American. The quote, ‘Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by’, and that has made all the difference. This depicts the great American virtues of independence, iconoclasm, and self reliance. Frost’s life was not purely based on agrarian philosophy, and also depicts a more panegyric for rebelling in the American way of life.

Life’s Decisions

The quote, ‘Then took the other, as just 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.” There was a third choice that is not being shared with the reader in this poem, in which Frost based his decision. Even though, he had two choices that seemed equal before him, the difference laid in the outcome. Therefore, the two roads can be described as being just fair. There is some contradiction as the next line says that one has ‘a better claim’, and he kept the first fort another day, and would probably never come back. These just illustrate the contradictions of human perception, and all the contradictions that exist in the world.

Conclusion

When Frost was faced with the two options in terms of two paths, the human mind would choose the better option, because it was grassy and wanted wear. The search of the better options between the two paths is an instinctual dilemma, where Frost could not find the features to distinguish one from the other. Since both paths are worn on the same level. Frost’s ability to oscillate between the two modes seems to illustrate that when people are faced with difficult situations, they operate on a careful blend so as to fulfil the desires of both situations.

Work cited

Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken” (1915), in the Poetry of Robert Frost, ed. Edward Connery Lathem (1970), 105.Print

Monson S. “Three Ways to Build a Strong Testimony,” Friend, May 2009, 2. 18 Ways to Stand Strong: Family,” New Era, (2008). Print