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    This document discusses and analyzes Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken". It explores the symbolism and imagery in the poem, such as the roads representing life choices. It examines the uncertainty and conflict the narrator faces in choosing which road to take. Making choices in life can be difficult, as the poem depicts. The document also briefly mentions two other poems, "What is Success?" by Ralph Waldo Emerson and "The Armful" by Robert Frost, that also deal with themes of making choices in life.

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    This document discusses and analyzes Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken". It explores the symbolism and imagery in the poem, such as the roads representing life choices. It examines the uncertainty and conflict the narrator faces in choosing which road to take. Making choices in life can be difficult, as the poem depicts. The document also briefly mentions two other poems, "What is Success?" by Ralph Waldo Emerson and "The Armful" by Robert Frost, that also deal with themes of making choices in life.

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    "What Is Success?" by Ralph Waldo Emerson Is Another Note Poem Where Choices Are To Be

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    This document discusses and analyzes Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken". It explores the symbolism and imagery in the poem, such as the roads representing life choices. It examines the uncertainty and conflict the narrator faces in choosing which road to take. Making choices in life can be difficult, as the poem depicts. The document also briefly mentions two other poems, "What is Success?" by Ralph Waldo Emerson and "The Armful" by Robert Frost, that also deal with themes of making choices in life.

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    Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" is a notable poem that is appreciated by many.

    On the
    surface, the poem shows up to be a classic predicament of making choices in life in any case., A
    number of distinctive translations can be made from the poem, driving the reader to battle with
    Frost’s central meaning of the poem. Closely looking
    at the incongruity, imagery, equivocalness, struggle and retrospective patterning found in
    “The Road Not Taken” can offer assistance to uncover the genuine subject of the poem.

    Symbolism is depicted all through the poem.
    An illustration of symbolism is Frost portraying a road within the woods to represent the
    choices in life. This delineation symbolizes the choices in life individuals confront, and how they
    make those choices. The narrator within the poem chooses the road “less traveled” and finds it
    makes a distinction in his life once he arrives at his goal. Be that as it
    may, Frost never clarifies the distinction it made; he lets the reader decide why the road “less
    traveled” made a contrast. Another example of imagery within the lyric is found in how
    the narrator chooses which road to require. His choice is based essentially on the wear and tear
    of the road, and this speaks to how hurriedly individuals make critical choices in life.

    Uncertainty and conflict are another poetic components found in “The Road Not Taken”. The


    most conflict rotates around the narrator’s failure to choose which road to take.
    The narrator can select the common, simple road that will guarantee victory but
    won’t fundamentally bring fulfillment; or select the “less traveled” road that will be more
    challenging travel with obscure results. The reader does not know on the off chance
    that the road chosen was the road less traveled or not. Likewise, uncertainty is found
    in numerous distinctive zones within the poem. Most readers of the poem can rapidly relate to
    the narrator’s conflict since this strife is common in lifestyle.

    “What is Success?” by Ralph Waldo Emerson is another note poem where choices are to be
    made. The theme of the poem is success and how we can accomplish it. According to the
    poet, we are able to accomplish success by winning the regard of brilliantly individuals and
    also appreciating whatever life gives us. But for achieving that, we must make our choices that
    lead us to success.

    “The Armful” by Robert Frost is one of the famous works where the theme is about a man who

    a choice to make. The poem is exceptionally typical. In the poem, the man is holding so

    much parcels that he is having inconvenience carrying them around until at long last he must

    reorganize the bundles in an improved way so that he can carry them. The parcels are typical of

    all of the “things” we have in our lives: God, family, companions, school, sports, connections,
    etc. We attempt to adjust all of these things in our life utilizing our hands, minds, and hearts,

    but some of the time life gets to be overpowering and we simply cannot carry all of the things

    we are attempting to carry. At this point, we must set down everything, reorganize, reprioritize,

    and begin once more. We do have to make a choice in our life.

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