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The symbolic interpretation is that a choice can be made arbitrarily but its result is clearer to us only when we think about it in hindsight. So we must not regret any decision which we make.
The symbolic interpretation is that a choice can be made arbitrarily but its result is clearer to us only when we think about it in hindsight. So we must not regret any decision which we make.
See lessA) The two roads diverging inside the wood is the dominant symbol of the poem. It stands for the dilemma of choices which one faces in life. B) Yellow wood is a symbol for the larger chaos of life into which one enters once a choice is made.
A) The two roads diverging inside the wood is the dominant symbol of the poem. It stands for the dilemma of choices which one faces in life.
B) Yellow wood is a symbol for the larger chaos of life into which one enters once a choice is made.
The poem is a realistic description of a wood and two roads diverting in it. The first line gives us the image of the wood which is yellow. The visual description of the roads makes us imagine how ‘grassy’ it is. There is also an image of leaves on the diverging roads.
The poem is a realistic description of a wood and two roads diverting in it. The first line gives us the image of the wood which is yellow. The visual description of the roads makes us imagine how ‘grassy’ it is. There is also an image of leaves on the diverging roads.
See lessThe realistic description of the wood is made by depicting it as yellow. It means probably the season was autumn or probably the majority of the trees were birches and alders which bear such leaves. Two roads are shown to be diverging inside the wood. They are described as being laid similarly withRead more
The realistic description of the wood is made by depicting it as yellow. It means probably the season was autumn or probably the majority of the trees were birches and alders which bear such leaves. Two roads are shown to be diverging inside the wood. They are described as being laid similarly with leaves fallen on them mostly untouched by any traveller.
See lessThe tone of the poem is of reflection in hindsight. The poet is looking back in his life and wondering which choice made all the difference. So, it is a reflection on past.
The tone of the poem is of reflection in hindsight. The poet is looking back in his life and wondering which choice made all the difference. So, it is a reflection on past.
See lessAssonance: It is the repetition of vowel sounds in sequence. “Somewhere ages and ages hence” is an example in this poem. Consonance: it is the repetition of consonant sounds. Frost uses such devices regularly because of his emphasis on sound. ‘Though as far as the passing there” is one such exampleRead more
Assonance: It is the repetition of vowel sounds in sequence. “Somewhere ages and ages hence” is an example in this poem.
Consonance: it is the repetition of consonant sounds. Frost uses such devices regularly because of his emphasis on sound. ‘Though as far as the passing there” is one such example in this poem.
Personification. It means to give human feature to any nonhuman entity. In the poem, the road is personified when it says that “it was grassy and wanted wear.”
Metaphor. It is the use of a word beyond its literal meaning. Here the poet employs extended metaphors. The roads stand for the choices one faces in life. The wood stands for the larger universe in which our life goes on.
See lessThe mood of the poem is cherishing. The poem is for the undecisive people to learn that instead of choices being thrown upon them, they must learn to make it beforehand. So, the mood created is that of determination and celebration through individualism.
The mood of the poem is cherishing. The poem is for the undecisive people to learn that instead of choices being thrown upon them, they must learn to make it beforehand. So, the mood created is that of determination and celebration through individualism.
See lessThe poet described his choice in the very first stanza that he took a road between the two and in the end stanza he clarifies that he took the road which was less travelled even though both roads looked almost similar.
The poet described his choice in the very first stanza that he took a road between the two and in the end stanza he clarifies that he took the road which was less travelled even though both roads looked almost similar.
See lessThe message of the poem is to cherish the choices made by us instead of regretting the choices which one could not act upon. Here the narrator is cherishing the road he took which was less travelled because that’s what had brought all the difference.
The message of the poem is to cherish the choices made by us instead of regretting the choices which one could not act upon. Here the narrator is cherishing the road he took which was less travelled because that’s what had brought all the difference.
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The detail of the forest which is given as yellow symbolises the whole forest and the season is autumn. Yellow also means that the trees in that part are probably birches. The roads are diverging in a wood full of new growth.
The detail of the forest which is given as yellow symbolises the whole forest and the season is autumn. Yellow also means that the trees in that part are probably birches. The roads are diverging in a wood full of new growth.
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