Discussion Assignment: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
This is for my weekly discussion.
"Read the poem assigned to a group and provide a stanza by stanza interpretation of the poem. You must first decide what the theme of the poem is and then explain how the stanzas support that interpretation.
Please read and discuss one poem assigned to any of the 4 groups: (In other words-- you can choose any group to be in, but choose only one group/one poem):
Group 1: "Harlem" by Langston Hughes
Group 2: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
Group 3: "Dulce Et Decorum Est"by Wilfred Owen
Group 4: "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath"
here are the links to all 4 poems. You can choose either one to write about. i posted exactly what the teacher wants in the instructions.
Harlem Related Poem BY LANGSTON HUGHES
https://www(dot)poetryfoundation(dot)org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/46548#poem
Dulce et Decorum Est BY WILFRED OWEN
https://www(dot)poetryfoundation(dot)org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/46560
The Road Not Taken BY ROBERT FROST
https://www(dot)poetryfoundation(dot)org/resources/learning/core-poems/detail/44272
Metaphors by Sylvia Plath
http://thepoeticquotidian(dot)blogspot(dot)com/2006/12/sylvia-plath-metaphors.html
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Discussion: "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
Robert Frost’s poem, ‘The Road Not Taken” presents a subject matter of making a choice. The poem metaphorically talks about the various choices an individual has to make in life and the expected consequences.
The first stanza represents a time in life when one faces two divergent choices and has to choose one at the expense of other. In making this choice, one faces confusion, reflections, and considerations of the likely outcomes of each choice. Knowing that the choices are irreversible inflicts feelings of regret for the lack of ability to choose them both.
The second stanza presents an individual who has made a decision. However, they seem...