“The Road Not Taken” is a poem Robert Frost wrote about himself, while reflecting on a personal experience. He brings up when he was to make a tough decision. That with all the evidence was gathered up, it came across as if he had regretted the outcome of the decision along with he is curious as whether the other choices could have been any better. While it is a such an intellectual poem where it could leave many in suspense. When reading “The Road Not Taken” for the first time you might of never been able to tell, weather if Frost was actually regretted the path he had chosen, or the fact that he was truly actually grateful for the path he had taken. It really all depends on how someone is to read Frost’s wording. I believe that the inspiration of this poem had come from the walks he had with his friend, Edward Thomas, of England. In 1914, when both Frost and Thomas lived in Gloucestershire, they had frequently had taken long walks through the countryside. While Thomas would have choose the path he mostly had thought might show his American friend a kind of special interest. Even so when he had gotten to the end of the walk, Thomas would regret his choice. When he would “sigh” over the decision he made is because he thought he might of taken the “better” direction. Frost has always tease Thomas for all of those regrets that he would have.

When Frost takes a “sigh.” That is something could really throw a person off. Frost Could of been trying to imply that it was a sigh of relief, even the possibly of a sigh of regret. While he could of been completely happy about his chose, or he could of even be regretful for it. While this is a poem that is so many ways it could be analyzed in so many different ways. I have learned that Frost has never really told anyone what the “sigh” had really meant. While he had said it was a tricky poem. This “sigh” came from Thomas which would make after the walks that they took through the countryside. While when Frost had returned to America as a successful discovered poet, he wrote “The Road Not Taken”. With the manuscript copy of his poem that was sent to Thomas. Frost’s had expectations were of Thomas and how he would notice the poem pivots ironically on the phrase, “I shall be telling this with a sigh.” Which unfortunately, it turned out that Frost’s expectations were disappointed. Which Thomas had did not notice the gentle just because of the irony had been handled too subtly. Which if someone had thinks of this in a positive manner, they will realize that it is never a right or wrong choice. While a “mistake” is normally always seen as a lesson; people learn from the mistakes they make. When someone is choosing the “wrong” path, could of been better. While when it comes to regret a decision some people would have made the wrong choice. Which the choice one has made did not have such a great result, while when being positive is the right thing to do. Which the person just have to think a positive manner. So in such an instance, they should be thinking of the other decision, that they could of made which might have been worse. If you are living in a life full of regrets, then there is not something or someone be able to live up to. This poem is a reflection of these decision that Frost had made. He was able to explains in the begging what his situation was, while towards the end the reader were able to realizes that he is in the present, but he was expressing how he feels about decision he had made. While this poem goes through the past, present, and the future about Frost’s decision. While no matter the decision the reader made in the past, they could of always relate to the poem. When it come to the sound effect “The Road not Taken” can help people understand the poem. This poem uses assonance. Which Robert Frost uses assonance to help the readers imagine “The Road Not Taken”. Which with using an example, he used these sound effect when saying “fair and wear.” Then even “lay, day, and way.” When your able to hear from the poem it helps the poem to be more interesting.

When thinking able the poem I see that it is filled with metaphors. “The Road Not Taken” is a metaphor when someone is trying to make chooses. With this it is also comparing the roads people choose in their life. I believe this metaphors helps this poem with being more exciting while also helping it being unique. When he had made the choose to use the metaphors he used: “Because it was grassy and wanted wear…” “Had worn them really about the same…” road is not people and he is giving it a human trait. “And both that morning equally lay…” I feel he is saying the roads are lying in the morning, when roads cannot technically “lay”

“The Road Not Taken” has such a great theme/meaning. There are normally two paths in life someone can take while in making a decision. Many people are taking the “road” that either friends or family are wanting them to take. Family and friends always have a way of making this happens which when the fact of peer pressure comes along, these days it is especially happening. It been such a problem, with the bad choices. Frost is trying imply that he has even made decision by himself with the help. One reason’s it has made it harder is because he double minded while also and doubted which of the roads to take. His curiosity led it to him taking the wrong path. When he said “Because it was grassy and wanted wear” had told the readers that this road was not taken. When he was observing the path, Frost was more tempted to this road so he could see why it was “less traveled”. Which afterwards, he knew the road was the right way. I believe that Robert Frost had not wasted time on writing this poem. He had wrote this right away after the trip he had taken to England. There was no mention on how much time gone by, when one reads this poem, you see that he is talking about the past. Frost is the only one that would know if he was glad of the decision or not. Along with the fact reader always stay in suspense. Frost uses a very clever technique. It always seem to urges people to read the poem more then once. It can be very hard to get a person’s interest.

Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” is able to relate to everyone, with any life style since it is based on what decision they make. I see that the poem can go either way. I have been able to relate with this poem specially when I am stuck on choosing to go one way or the other way. There are so many things that even if it is something small I can end up trying to choose and I feel like there have been times even when it comes to school and trying to take care of my son at the same time and trying to help him when it comes to his school work I’m trying to do the right thing for the both of this. So this is in a way I see that I was able to relate to this poem and seeing if I choose the right or wrong road.

References
R. Wayne Clugston, (2010), Journey into Literature, Retrieved from: Bridgepoint Education: https://content.ashford.edu/books/AUENG125.10.2