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Comment 3 of 543, added on September 12th, 2004 at 8:25 PM.
Poetry belongs both to the poet and the reader. Everyone's reality is
different and reactions to poetry will vary. Frost is a poet who many
people take lightly. There is a validity to that for those who do not
resonate with the words. It is always good to visit poetry at different
times in your life. What this poem might mean to a young person likely
will vary from what it means to an older (never old is your choice)
person.
To me The Road Not Taken is about freedom, free will, choices, liberty,
individualism, and acceptance.
IMHO anyway.
S. Skillingstead
Comment 2 of 543, added on September 6th, 2004 at 1:59 AM.
Frost laughs at those like the old speaker; the ones who sentimentalize the
poem just like the old man chooses to believe that a choice between two
similar paths ("equally lay," "just as fair" actually made a difference.
There is only one path and it is a waste of time to glorify our choices or
regret them. There is one path just as there is one correct interpretation
of the poem. All we can really control is our weak urge to see what we
want in things and rather look more closely for the truth.
Jordan
Comment 1 of 543, added on August 27th, 2004 at 11:28 AM.
THIS POEM CONVEYS US A VERY MEANINGFUL&INSPIRING MESSAGE.IT SAYS THAT IN
PRIME TIME OF EVERY PERSON'S LIFE,HE HAS TO CHOOSE THE TRAIL HE WISHES TO
TAKE IN LIFE.IN THE POEM THE DIVERGING ROAD HAS BEEN COMPARED TO JOURNEY OF
LIFE.ALL OF US HAVE TO MAKE ONE PRIME DECISION &HAVE TO FOLLOW IT , BEARING
ITS UPS & DOWNS AND WHO KNOWS THAT AFTER A LONG STRUGGLE ONE MAY BE
SUCCESFUL & FAMOUS. AS IT IS TRUELY SAID THAT "SUCESS &FAME COME ONE'S WAY
ONLY AFTER TRUE HARD WORK &DEDICATION.
TANVI SHARMA
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Poetry belongs both to the poet and the reader. Everyone's reality is
different and reactions to poetry will vary. Frost is a poet who many
people take lightly. There is a validity to that for those who do not
resonate with the words. It is always good to visit poetry at different
times in your life. What this poem might mean to a young person likely
will vary from what it means to an older (never old is your choice)
person.
To me The Road Not Taken is about freedom, free will, choices, liberty,
individualism, and acceptance.
IMHO anyway.
S. Skillingstead