Ali Alkhulaki

Coffee house #2

Robert Frosts “The Road Not Taken” makes me feel anxious because of the way he goes about in choosing the right path. Throughout the poem Robert Frost utilizes metaphor frequently. In context Robert was faced with two options of paths to take, he wanted to take both paths but as he is just one person he decided to take  the path that was less traveled on but based on what he seen on the road he determined by visually looking at the quality of  the leaves but as it turned out both roads looked similar. After deciding not to go on the first road due to its worn status. He determines that the 2nd option is better by stating outright that the road looked as if it had not had many travelers, the speaker states that it was “grassy”. And he also said “it wanted wear” basically telling the reader indirectly that he will be walking on that road. The poem reflects that although the speaker has chosen his option to travel on that path towards the end of the poem he  shockingly makes it seem as if choosing that path would not have been much more different which can possibly relate to normal person life choices that if you are faced with two choices the outcomes wouldn’t be so much different. Frosts  poem is more perceived as a story from from the speakers narration. The speaker does rhyme in every other line in cinquain(prom structure5 sentence). The main theme of this poem would be life decisions, everyone can gain something important from this poem and the life lesson that whichever path you take as long as you keep going and not be fazed by the path you can succeed.