which line is metaphor in the road not taken poem
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In 'The Road Not Taken,' many of the examples of metaphor are also symbols. The road is a symbol for the journey of life. The fork in the road is symbolic of major life choices. The fact that this poem is set in autumn, indicated by the fact that the leaves areyellow, can also be seen as a symbol.
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“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost has become one of the most recognizable poems in American literature. It is a poem that speaks to choices, and yet there is a tone of remorse. It is clear that the reader does not pay close attention to the title; it is not the “The Road Less Traveled.” It is the road that was not chosen that the narrator frets about in the poem.
This poem is about actual and figurative roads: the roads we walk and drive on, and the roads we take through life. As the speaker of this poem discusses, for every road that is taken, there is a road that is not taken. The roads a person takes can make a significant change in a person’s life. It is human nature to wonder about the road that was not taken.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
The speaker tells us the woods are yellow, so we can infer that it is autumn. The metaphorical significance is that the woods represent the speaker’s life. In addition, the fork in the road is a metaphor for a choice. The speaker has come to a point in his life, where he can go no farther without making a decision that takes him down one path and does not allow him to take the other. This is an extended metaphor since the entirety of the poem deals with these choices.
The description of the road is ametaphor for the future. When the speaker looks down the road but cannot see beyond the undergrowth, the poet is expressing that no one knows what the future will bring.
When he chooses one of the roads, themetaphor extends to the quick decision not really based on anything concrete. The two roads are basically the same.
When the speaker begins to regret that he cannot take both of the roads, he knows that it is unlikely that he will return this way. This is a metaphor for a decision that changes everything – once the person has made it he can never go back.
The last verse begins with a repetition of the first line which brings the reader full circle and back to the extended metaphor. One of the key words here is “sigh.” This is the indication that the speaker’s choice was not as successful as it might have been.
And then the famous line "and that has made all the difference," solidifies the figurative level of this poem by saying that taking the road that the speaker took, making the choice that he made, has changed his life.
This poem is about actual and figurative roads: the roads we walk and drive on, and the roads we take through life. As the speaker of this poem discusses, for every road that is taken, there is a road that is not taken. The roads a person takes can make a significant change in a person’s life. It is human nature to wonder about the road that was not taken.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
The speaker tells us the woods are yellow, so we can infer that it is autumn. The metaphorical significance is that the woods represent the speaker’s life. In addition, the fork in the road is a metaphor for a choice. The speaker has come to a point in his life, where he can go no farther without making a decision that takes him down one path and does not allow him to take the other. This is an extended metaphor since the entirety of the poem deals with these choices.
The description of the road is ametaphor for the future. When the speaker looks down the road but cannot see beyond the undergrowth, the poet is expressing that no one knows what the future will bring.
When he chooses one of the roads, themetaphor extends to the quick decision not really based on anything concrete. The two roads are basically the same.
When the speaker begins to regret that he cannot take both of the roads, he knows that it is unlikely that he will return this way. This is a metaphor for a decision that changes everything – once the person has made it he can never go back.
The last verse begins with a repetition of the first line which brings the reader full circle and back to the extended metaphor. One of the key words here is “sigh.” This is the indication that the speaker’s choice was not as successful as it might have been.
And then the famous line "and that has made all the difference," solidifies the figurative level of this poem by saying that taking the road that the speaker took, making the choice that he made, has changed his life.
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