The Alleyway of life
...sy or less traveled road in life. He alludes to this choice leading to a less satisfying life. Mr. Frost comments on the tendency of humans to make decisions, and how they consistently reflect upon and consider or wonder what might have been. The poem “The Road Not Taken,” shows how Mr. Frost could be described as being a poet of nature and how the words and phrases describes a walk in the woods, but it takes on much more significance with the line “Somewhere ages and ages hence,”(20). This line alludes to future regrets at the traveler’s inability to return to the start of the road and make different choices, “And sorry I could not travel both” (5). The central theme of the poem made effective use of the metaphor in comparing life to a journey. Man is often forced with the necessity of choosing between two options and while he wants both, he knows he can have just one and the other opportunity will have to be left unexplored. The poem focuses on the difficulties we often face when two paths challenge us, and it reflects on a combination of what we do joined with how we handle our decisions. The poem discusses how we can never be certain about how our lives would have changes if our choices had been different. Thus, a person must be aware when making decisions of the future impact of those decisions. Frost was a traditional poet who used traditional verse forms and metrics “but, was by no means a minor poet.” (Academy 1). Frost’s repetition of accented vowel sounds can be found throughout the poem, such as in “I took the less traveled by “ where “I” and “by” correspond to create a rhyming pattern. Rhyming occurs often at the ends of verses and lines as well. This is a very traditional pattern of writing. Mr. Frost does not stick to conventional methods of rhyming and rhythm within this work, but rather mixes things up, perhaps to help the reader stay open minded and not favor one path versus another. For example, while many analyses assume that Frost is describing his own journey through life, ther...