Language and style
It is necessary to address the language and the style of the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost in order to better understand the message that the author tries to put forwar…
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Playing with language
As in most poems, the poet is playing with language. There are several ways in which he does it, but the most noticeable way is the use of metaphors. The “roads” (l. 1) that the speaker faces are not literal roads made of stone or pavement; they are, in fact, symbols for the decisions one may take.
The title of the poem also poses some q…
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Tense of the verbs
The dominant tense in “The Road Not Taken” is the past tense. There is one instance in which the future tense is employed.
To better understand the use of tenses, imagine the speaker’s lifeline as a long, straight arr…