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The Road Not Taken and Other Poems
by
Robert Frost
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
These deceptively simple lines from the title poem of this collection suggest Robert Frost at his most representative: the language is simple, clear and colloquial, yet dense with meaning and wider significance. Drawing upon everyday incidents, common situations and...more
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
These deceptively simple lines from the title poem of this collection suggest Robert Frost at his most representative: the language is simple, clear and colloquial, yet dense with meaning and wider significance. Drawing upon everyday incidents, common situations and...more
Paperback, Unabridged, 49 pages
Published
April 19th 1993
by Dover Publications
(first published 1916)
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"The Road Not Taken" included in the list of 10 most liked poems by American Authors of All times is truly a perfect example of interweaving of delight and wisdom. Robert Frost one of the most liked American poet with his extraordinary brilliance and also known for his ambigious approach towards things, brings forth the ultimate reality of each and every human soul faced with the fact of making a decision in life.
the poem expatiates not on the choices available in one's life but on the one choic...more
the poem expatiates not on the choices available in one's life but on the one choic...more
I started reading Frost in high school and now after college years I still love his mastery of words. One of my favorites is The Mending WAll.
Oct 07, 2011
Ðɑηηɑ
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everybody. Forget about hating poetry (like I did) and pick it up
I have never liked poetry that much, which does not make much sense, since I love songs with beautiful lyrics. Yet, we have learned a poem of Robert Frost in English class in school and I really liked it - 'The Road Not Taken', actually. The english itself is not as hard as it might seem, and I could actually make sense out of it, and even enjoy it. The thing is, in class, we were discussing this poem forever and I, who got the meaning of the poem from the very first lesson, could not stand just...more
A man of true sagacity.
Look me into his eyes, and see his warm prose. He writes like a tree, and lives as tall as one.
Robert Frost is a poet. He adjusts his imagination to reality, and adds inspiration to all his voices.
A common man with the most magical words. He doesn't ask for the wise to worship his words, and that's one of the glories of a true writer. They don't gratify anyone's compliments, but they know deeper in their depths what they are made of.
What this poet mentioned dug a life int...more
Look me into his eyes, and see his warm prose. He writes like a tree, and lives as tall as one.
Robert Frost is a poet. He adjusts his imagination to reality, and adds inspiration to all his voices.
A common man with the most magical words. He doesn't ask for the wise to worship his words, and that's one of the glories of a true writer. They don't gratify anyone's compliments, but they know deeper in their depths what they are made of.
What this poet mentioned dug a life int...more
'The Road Not Taken' is a collection of 131 poems written by Robert Frost. There are also suggestions written by Louis Unter Meyer to help the reader better understand the poem. There were very few pictures in the book that I found. However, when there were pictures they were mostly black and white and looked to be illustrated in pencil/pen. Some of my favorite poems in the collection include: Tree At My Window, Happiness Makes Up in Height for What it Lacks in Length, and Fire & Ice. Fire &...more
Frost, do what only the exceptional poets do, he captures a moment, or moments that we all have experienced at one time in life all thru our whole life. "The Road Not Taken " can be placed against a passage in Longfellow's notebooks: "Round about what is, lies a whole mysterious world of might be,—a psychological romance of possibilities and things that do not happen. By going out a few minutes sooner or later, by stopping to speak with a friend at a corner, by meeting this man or that, or by tu...more
In the poem the narrater comes to a fork in the road and has to decide what direction he wants to go in. Neither paths are very worn, however he decides to travel the least worn road. A decision that made all the difference. I enjoyed reading The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost. If this poem has taught me anything, it is that sometimes life gives you choices, and the common choice may not always be the most beneficial to you. One reason that I enjoyed this poem is that there are lessons to be le...more
I've always had a difficult time with poetry. Robert Frost's poetry is one exception. Beautiful.
I tend to enjoy Frost's work, but not as much as some. It seems to me that he was much too smart and interesting for his era (one that was particularly brutal to poetry), and he managed nonetheless to gain a great deal of success. The only problem in this is that he didn't have the courage truly to be true to his intelligence, so he ended up making sacrifices to his age's verselessness. For an example of a contemporary who was more successful, check out Edwin Arlington Robinson
Beautiful. Robert Frost's poetry, for all intents and purposes, is what opened my heart to the little things in life. Every flower, every gust of wind that lifts my hair... I notice these things and wonder and think and live. To keep myself centered, I remind myself everyday that "the road less travelled by" makes all the difference. A rain shower brightens my day. Snow makes me warm inside. Rivers and streams help me to breathe easier. The soft undulations of grass under a dying summer breeze l...more
Jan 22, 2012
Craig Werner
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My favorite piece in Frost's third volume of poetry, "The Oven-Bird" frames the question that echoes through almost all of his best work: "What to make of a diminished thing?" Published in 1916, MI is suffused with a sense that an "old rural America" (which Frost usually knows better than to sentimentalize) is giving way to a new order predicated on mechanization (see "The Telephone" and "Line Gang" for his worries about changes in communication technology) and war ("The Bonfire," "Range-Finding...more
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The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the firs...more
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the firs...more
I am a poetry novice, through a fluke in the literature syllabus at my school I missed out on poems for more 18th Century literature. I decided 2013 was going to be about expanding my experiences and so I chose to start with a poet I had heard was accessible and familiar as so many sources quote "The Road not Taken" .
I am happy to say I liked the poems, some fought in the face of my perceptions about poem structure, but the natural source material more than made up for those stylistic difficulti...more
I am happy to say I liked the poems, some fought in the face of my perceptions about poem structure, but the natural source material more than made up for those stylistic difficulti...more
Love, love, love this book. Robert Frost is my all time favorite poet, and I have always had a soft spot for poetry. Frost examines nature, human frailty, life, and self confidence in this collection of poems. In my personal opinion, Frost has the ability to take an everyday experience that each person struggles with and turn it into a sentence that allows you to grasp the weight of the experience. I could read it over and over.
Great!! Where was my mind when I was supposed to be reading this stuff 15 years ago in school?
Frost's poem "The Bonfire" (it was in the kindle edition) is probably my favorite poem of all time. I will come back to this short book often for enjoyment and to simply get wrapped up in wonder.
Great little work, do yourself a favor and read a little Robert Frost now and then.
Frost's poem "The Bonfire" (it was in the kindle edition) is probably my favorite poem of all time. I will come back to this short book often for enjoyment and to simply get wrapped up in wonder.
Great little work, do yourself a favor and read a little Robert Frost now and then.
Still being able to recite Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening and parts
of many other of Robert Frost poems has made me a lifelong fan. His love of and
connection to nature is what connects me to him. He posessed a simple way of
making analogies from nature that teach us the most heavy duty life lessons.
His poems are beautiful and wise.
of many other of Robert Frost poems has made me a lifelong fan. His love of and
connection to nature is what connects me to him. He posessed a simple way of
making analogies from nature that teach us the most heavy duty life lessons.
His poems are beautiful and wise.
Being a novice to the genre of poetry this book was a great introduction to one of the greatest American poets of all time. Frost’s takes scenes from his everyday life and turns them into beautiful happenings that drip with wonder. Frost’s simple style and often rhyming poems are enjoyable to read and are refreshing in their simplicity. Without trying to prove himself through heavy language each poem feels light and rolls off the tongue with a musicality that makes them impossible to forget. Rea...more
Everytime I read one of his poems I fall in love with poetry all over again. I read through this one last night and It is already totally full of highlighter, and i have no doubts that within the week I will read it again. His poetry is the kind that I am able to read over and over and never tire of.
Frost is hands down my favorite poet. " The Road Not Taken" and " The Mending Wall" are two of my favorites written by him.
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. "
Words I read in high school and lived by ever since!
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference. "
Words I read in high school and lived by ever since!
I got this book because one of my most favorite poems is The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. I was disappointed that I didn't find more poems in this book that I really liked. Maybe I need to read it again as it often takes more than one read with poetry---and books, too, for that matter!
Oct 22, 2009
Michelle
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I first read Robert Frost in the fifth grade after being given an assignment to select a poem I liked and make a poster that illustrated it. I had read other poetry before this, but he was the first I had read who had dealt with nature in this way, which touched me on a profound level.
When I was in high school, I started reading Frost. I own this one because of The Road Not Taken is my favorite poem of his. It also is a very beautiful song. Nice collection of his works which include some of his lesser known poems within the pages.
Frost isn't my favorite poet, he comes across as a bit sentimental at times. But he had a great grasp of some very earthy and creational metaphors. My favorite poem in this edition is "The Hill Wife." Very dark and depressing, kinda like Psalm 88.
I am trying to broaden my reading a little so I picked up a collection of Frost. I just don't get all the fussing and fawning. Some were ok but that is the best I would say about his work.
"The Road Not Taken", is one of my favourite poems, taught me a lot about life and making right decisions at the right time. Golden age of great literature!
Loved most of the poems. I did feel that Frost left a lot to be desired when it came to story/background detail but maybe that's just part of his charm.
Dec 26, 2012
Wendy Mcelyea
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I love this book. If you actually read "The Road Not Taken" It is a beautiful poem and it shares a beautiful story..
I love this poem, though it drives me crazy when everyone quotes it. I'm pretty sure most people's interpretation is not the same as the author's intent.
Love Frosts Poetry: Favourites Include: The Road Not Taken, Stopping By Woods On A Snowing Evening and A Leaf Treader
Favorites in this collection include "The Road Not Taken," "A Patch of Old Snow," and "Birches."
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Flinty, moody, plainspoken and deep, Robert Frost was one of America's most popular 20th-century poets. Frost was farming in Derry, New Hampshire when, at the age of 38, he sold the farm, uprooted his family and moved to England, where he devoted himself to his poetry. His first two books of verse, A Boy's Will (1913) and North of Boston (1914), were immediate successes. In 1915 he returned to the...more
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