Independant Reading Post
Dimension: Reading Skills
Text: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
From the title of this poem, I predicted that this poem would be about nonconformity and being yourself, regardless of if anyone else is the same. I predicted this because a road not taen could be used to symbolize a way of life that no one else follows. I also know that Robert Frost's poems are rarely what they seem on the surface, so this poem being about nonconformity is the most likely scenario.
After reading this poem I know that my prediction was correct; this poem is about how you live your life when others do so differently. It is about how your decisions, even the ones seeningly most trivial, affect your life and you should not do something because everyone else does it.
One question I have about the poem is this: If you are going to make a decision and everyone else went one way, is that justification to go the other? Should you go the other way even if that doesn't seem right? Or should you not care what others did and make your own decision? Personally, I prefer the latter option.
I read this poem a while ago and I thought it was really good. This was a really good prediction and it was very accurate. I agree that taking the right path is the good choice even if no one else is taking it.
ReplyDeleteI also read this poem a while ago and i really like the way you described it. i read it like in 6th grade and now i want to read it again.
ReplyDeleteGood prediction- seems like a great poem :)
ReplyDeleteRobert Frost is a very deep writer and sometimes the meanings of his poems can be hard to understand. I also think I read this poem in the past. You described the poem very well and made great predictions.
ReplyDeleteRobert Frost's poems are good. They aren't always as predictable.
ReplyDeleteI like how he writes his poems, and as others have said, they arent always predictable.
ReplyDeleteI believe that most authors like Robert Frost do have a deeper meaning than nonconformity as the quintessence of the poem, and at the same time, even if others take a path traveled often, it doesn't mean you aren't allowed to take it because you want to be unique, sometimes you agree with others and sometimes it's necessary. Ex: a guy wants to take the path less traveled, so instead of using the boy's restroom he uses the girl's. Although that was a bit silly, it shows how it can be necessary to stick to the path, which you may also agree with going.
ReplyDeleteI like how in depth you go with explaining the poem, and the length of your post is good compared to other people.
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