一条未选择的路 雪夜林边停驻 赏析.docVIP

The road not taken Stanza 1: The poem begins as if when the poet was walking in a wood in late autumn at a fork in the road. He was choosing which road he should follow. Actually, it is concerned with the important decisions which one must make in life: one must give up one desirable thing in order to possess the other. Stanza 2: After the judgment and hesitation, the traveler makes up his mind to take the road which looks grassy and wanted wear. This is often believed to be the symbol of the poets choice of a solitary life—taking poetry writing as his life profession. Stanza 3: The two roads are equally pretty, so as soon as he made the choice of the one, the poet felt pitiful for abandoning the other. He is quite aware that his intention of next choice will be nothing than an empty promise. Stanza 4: The poet was imagining many years later when he is recalling the choice he made today, he would respond with nothing else but a sigh, for it would be too hard for anyone, after many more experiences in life, to make any comment on the choice made early in life. Comment on the poem Robert Frost is a master at pulling a thread out of what looks like quite a simple theme. This poem, as many of Frosts poems, begins with the observation of nature, as if the poet is a traveler sightseeing in nature. By the end, all the simple words condense into a serious, philosophical proposition: When anyone in life is confronted with making a choice, in order to possess something worthwhile, he has to give up something which seems as lovely and valuable as the chosen one. Then, whatever follows, he must accept the consequence of his choice for it is not possible for him to return to the beginning and have another chance to choose differently. Frost is asserting that nature is fair and honest to everyone. Thus all the varieties of human destiny result from each persons spontaneous capability of making choices. This is also a symbolic poem. The yellow wood may symbolize sophisticated