The Road Not Taken Figurative Language

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost “Two roads diverged in yellow wood” (Frost 1), It symbolizes two choices, what will you make? This analysis is about the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. The poem is about a man wandering in the woods. He comes across two different paths, then he chooses the road less taken. Figurative language helps establish the setting of the poem. Structure helps give a meaning to the poem. Theme gives a purpose to the poem and a deeper meaning. There is a deeper meaning to the poem. It is that there are many choices in life and it is up to you to decide, this is developed through the use of figurative language, structure and theme development. Figurative language throughout the poem helps describe setting. The personification “And both that morning equally lay”(Frost 11) describes that it was a peaceful morning. It can put an image in your mind of a beautiful forest morning and it sets a peaceful mood. “In leaves no step had trodden black” (Frost 12) explains how the path had never been taken before. It helps explain “I took the one less traveled by”(Frost

The lines “I shall be telling this with a sigh” (Frost 16) and “I took the one less traveled by” (Frost 19) tells you that he regrets taking the path he took. The end rhyme stresses the word sigh. The sigh could indicate that he regrets taking that path so he made the wrong decision. It was his own decision and he has to own it.End rhyme also helps establish the meaning of the poem. The end rhyme pattern in this poem is A,B,A,A,B. The first stanza end words in order are “Wood”, “Both”, “Stood”, “Could”, and “Undergrowth”(Frost 1-5). This rhyme pattern is consistent throughout the four stanzas in this poem. The end rhyme pattern helps develop a consistency throughout Frost’s poem. It also develops a rhythm to the poem as well and helps the reader feel like this is a poem and makes them more