The Road Not Taken
Page 59: Do you think the speaker regretted the road he took?
'* No, I don’t think it is a poem of regret.
I believe Robert Frost was writing about human nature, referring to the road not taken.
He understands that even if one is happy with a decision.
Its human nature to think about what could have been
* The last line: positive tone à the road he took has made all the difference.
* The last line: positive tone à with a sigh, 'à accepting life more then regret.
Which road did the speaker choose?
- The road less traveled by people. The Unique way.
How did the speaker make his decision?
- He chose the road less traveled by,
because he wanted to implement the chance for better claim.
Page 60: Why the last line "And that made all the difference"
indicates that the speaker was happy with his decision? Using inferring
- He is happy, because his decision represents the unique, the special way.
- He didn't followed after the others
- Even if it less acceptable way, He had Followed his heart~!
Page 62, 1: The Roads symbolize:
- The dilemma we all face as we go through life.
- The roads symbolize decisions in our lives.
The dilemma of which road to choose symbolize:
- The decisions we make on a daily basis. All of us Face dilemmas in life.
- Symbolize fateful decisionsגורלי && crucial decision.
The undergrowth at the end of the road is a metaphor of our inability to see into the future:
- The speaker tries to look down both roads to see whether he could see the end.
- Including vain hope to see what the future holds for making better base decision.
Why does the speaker want to go down the road less traveled?
- He believes himself, to be a bit revolutionary.
- He believes he will be able to make more of a difference
The meaning of the title: "The Road Not Taken"
- It is human nature: to always wonder about the things he didn't do.
- To wonder how things might have worked out, Whether we had made another decision.
Why did the road chosen make "all the difference"?
- The speaker notes that "Way leads on to way".
- In doing so, we recognized that no matter how carefully we plan things,
- There are always un-planned incidents which push us all along the road of life
Any sorry I could not travel both