On The Road Not Taken Essay -- Robert Frost Road Not Taken Poem

On The Road Not Taken Most people believe that The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost was written to inspire people to be different, and to not follow the majority. However, the poem was actually written to gently tease unrivaled of Frosts good friends, and pest poet, Edward Thomas. Frost and Thomas would take walks in the woods together, and Thomas would take Frost down one path and later regret not choosing a different path. This would lead one to believe that Frost is actually ridiculing the action of regretting decisions. Considering this pert nit background information, the poems meaning can be quite contrary to customary belief. It guides the reader from the melodic theme that Frost wants you to differentiate yourself, to a concept of perseverance and self confidence. Upon further analysis of the poem, more sarcasm is unveiled in some(prenominal) the title and the poem itselfInitially The Road Not Taken is quite stereotypical and inspirational in manner. At first glanc e the poem radiates a feeling that its alright to take the road less traveled, and that good fortune may follow from making seemingly unorthodox decisions. Frost illustrates an idea of identity in the last two lines, I took the one less traveled by/ and that has made all the difference (19-20). In the last stanza of the poem, the speaker explains that many another(prenominal) years later he will tell the story of how taking the road less traveled has changed his life. Viewed from an analytical standpoint many examples of subtle irony can be found.Frosts choice of words in the title is very peculiar. It seems as though Frost purposely chose the word taken. If the poem was meant to be inspirational, chosen would be a better fit for the title. The word chosen would clar... ...the poem The Road Not Taken, one would come across an idea that is quite different, but still in good faith. The poem has two sides a noble side and a mischievous side. The noble side focuses on making de cisions and following through with them, showing perseverance, and self confidence. On the other hand, the mischievous side is focused more on being different and creating a path through life in which one forges with self-righteous decisions. In teasing a good friend, Frost shows the importance of having faith in the decisions one makes, and realizing that it doesnt matter what path someone takes or chooses, if they have a strong will and good faith anything can happen.Works CitedLauter, Paul. The Heath Anthology of American publications Concise Edition. Boston Houghton Mifflin Co., 2004.Wikipedia. 2004. Wikipedia online. 24 Mar. 2007