critical appreciation on the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
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“The road not taken” is a poem written by Robert Frost. The poem is about a traveller who happens to come across the woods. He happens to come to a point which had two divergent routes. He is confused as to which one to pick.
So he evaluates the two paths. The second path seems unused. But he further inspects and states that both the paths seem quite the same. He picks the second path having saved the first one for the next try. But he realizes that he might not come back.
He states that one fine day he will able to tell the world that he picked the path that was not used, unlike others who would prefer the path that might be used earlier. The critical appreciation is that the author actually acts different from the usual people, so he could make a difference and he is proud of that.
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Explanation:
The poem “ Road Not Taken" is an ambiguous one that makes the reader think about alternative choices in life, whether the mainstream to be followed or go it alone.
In case, we consider life is a journey, this poem highlights those in the situation of life when a decision has to be made.
The ambiguity develops from the question of one’s will versus one’s determinism, whether the narrator consciously decides to take the road that is off the proper track or only does so because he doesn't choose the road with the bend in it. External factors, therefore, are predominating here.