Comments on: Thoughts on The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/thoughts-on-the-road-not-taken-by-robert-frost/ Technology Reviews, Movies and TV Shows, Personal Finance, Politics, Environment, Books... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: David http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/thoughts-on-the-road-not-taken-by-robert-frost/#comment-34940 David Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:13:24 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/thoughts-on-the-road-not-taken-by-robert-frost/#comment-34940 Really nice review especially comment #3. However I disagree on one thing. Most people seem to think (and misquoted) that the author was better off choosing the road less travelled. He never actually said that, he said it had made all the difference (not indicating whether it's for better or worse). Anyway let's see it from other point of view. Remember, the title of this poem is not "The Road Less Travelled" but rather "The Road Not Taken". With that in mind, imagine a woman who writes a poem about two men in her life in the similar manner of this poem. The title of the poem is "The Man I didn't Married" ... Who do you think is the focus of the poem? Is it a love letter to her husband? or is it more of a " what-if " letter to her lover? Which one is more probable? Saying that at the end he'd better off with the road less travelled, is akin to say that at the end the woman are happier with her husband. Well if I'm her husband, I wouldn't be happy with the title for sure. With title like that, it's definitely not about the husband. Same with this poem, it's about the "Road Not Taken" ... the life that the author didn't choose. Some take the "sigh" at the end as a sign of regret, some say it is self-satisfaction. Either way you interpret it, the author didn't know (and couldn't have known) whether he'd be better/worse off for taking the other road, only that he would have lived a totally different life. And that's the point of the poem. Just my 2.05 cents. Really nice review especially comment #3. However I disagree on one thing. Most people seem to think (and misquoted) that the author was better off choosing the road less travelled. He never actually said that, he said it had made all the difference (not indicating whether it’s for better or worse). Anyway let’s see it from other point of view.

Remember, the title of this poem is not “The Road Less Travelled” but rather “The Road Not Taken”. With that in mind, imagine a woman who writes a poem about two men in her life in the similar manner of this poem. The title of the poem is “The Man I didn’t Married” … Who do you think is the focus of the poem? Is it a love letter to her husband? or is it more of a ” what-if ” letter to her lover? Which one is more probable? Saying that at the end he’d better off with the road less travelled, is akin to say that at the end the woman are happier with her husband. Well if I’m her husband, I wouldn’t be happy with the title for sure. With title like that, it’s definitely not about the husband.

Same with this poem, it’s about the “Road Not Taken” … the life that the author didn’t choose. Some take the “sigh” at the end as a sign of regret, some say it is self-satisfaction. Either way you interpret it, the author didn’t know (and couldn’t have known) whether he’d be better/worse off for taking the other road, only that he would have lived a totally different life. And that’s the point of the poem. Just my 2.05 cents.

]]> By: Vik http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/thoughts-on-the-road-not-taken-by-robert-frost/#comment-34227 Vik Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:58:55 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/thoughts-on-the-road-not-taken-by-robert-frost/#comment-34227 These are good inspirational poems. This is what i have learnt from one of these poems; Obstacles can be a stepping stone to success and the road to greatness is rough and narrow. These are good inspirational poems. This is what i have learnt from one of these poems;

Obstacles can be a stepping stone to success and the road to greatness is rough and narrow.

]]> By: sunaina http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/thoughts-on-the-road-not-taken-by-robert-frost/#comment-33764 sunaina Sun, 14 Aug 2011 10:59:43 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/thoughts-on-the-road-not-taken-by-robert-frost/#comment-33764 comments 3 n 10 was more usefull dan d site..thank u it helped me 2 write d review of dis poem. comments 3 n 10 was more usefull dan d site..thank u
it helped me 2 write d review of dis poem.

]]> By: Ankita http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/thoughts-on-the-road-not-taken-by-robert-frost/#comment-32781 Ankita Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:09:07 +0000 http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/thoughts-on-the-road-not-taken-by-robert-frost/#comment-32781 I liked d poem very much n it is a very good poem. And many many thanks to u Maria. Ur writing was very useful for me. I liked d poem very much n it is a very good poem. And many many thanks to u Maria. Ur writing was very useful for me.

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