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《TheRoadNotTaken》

"TheRoadNotTaken"isapoembyRobertFrost,publishedin1916inthecollectionMountainInterval,itisthefirstpoeminthevolumeandisprintedinitalics.Thetitleisoftenmistakenlygivenas"TheRoadLessTraveled",fromthepenultimateline:

"Itooktheonelesstraveledby".

Thepoemhastworecognizedinterpretations;oneisamoreliteralinterpretation,whiletheotherismoreironic.

Readersoftenseethepoemliterally,asanexpressionofindividualism.Criticstypicallyviewthepoemasironic.[1]–"'TheRoadNotTaken,'perhapsthemostfamousexampleofFrost'sownclaimstoconsciousironyand'thebestexampleinallofAmericanpoetryofawolfinsheep'sclothing.'"[2]–andFrosthimselfwarned"Youhavetobecarefulofthatone;it'satrickypoem–verytricky."[3]FrostintendedthepoemasagentlejabathisgreatfriendandfellowpoetEdwardThomaswithwhomheusedtotakewalksthroughtheforest（Thomasalwayscomplainedattheendthattheyshouldhavetakenadifferentpath）andseemedamusedatthiscertaininterpretationofthepoemasinspirational.

Literalinterpretation

Accordingtotheliteral（andmorecommon）interpretation,thepoemisinspirational,apaeantoindividualismandnon-conformism.

Thepoemconsistsoffourstanzas.Inthefirststanza,thespeakerdescribeshisposition.Hehasbeenoutwalkinginthewoodsandcomestotworoads,andhestandslookingasfardowneachoneashecansee.Hewouldliketotryoutboth,butdoubtshecoulddothat,sothereforehecontinuestolookdowntheroadsforalongtimetryingtomakehisdecisionaboutwhichroadtotake.

Ironicinterpretation

Theironicinterpretation,widelyheldbycritics,[1][5]isthatthepoemisinsteadaboutregretandpersonalmyth-making,rationalizingourdecisions.

Inthisinterpretation,thefinaltwolines:

Itooktheonelesstraveledby,

Andthathasmadeallthedifference.

areironic:

thechoicemadelittleornodifferenceatall,thespeaker'sprotestationstothecontrary.Thespeakeradmitsinthesecondandthirdstanzasthatbothpathsmaybeequallywornandequallyleaf-covered,anditisonlyinhisfuturerecollectionthathewillcalloneroad"lesstraveledby".

Thesigh,widelyinterpretedasasighofregret,mightalsobeinterpretedironically:

ina1925lettertoCristineYatesofDickson,Tennessee,askingaboutthesigh,Frostreplied:

"ItwasmyratherprivatejestattheexpenseofthosewhomightthinkIwouldyetlivetobesorryforthewayIhadtakeninlife."

Everyoneisatraveler,choosingtheroadstofollowonthemapoftheircontinuousjourney,life.Thereisneverastraightpaththatleavesonewithbutasoledirectioninwhichtohead.RegardlessoftheoriginalmessagethatRobertFrosthadintendedtoconvey,hispoem,"TheRoadNotTaken",hasleftitsreaderswithmanydifferentinterpretations.Itisone'spast,presentandtheattitudewithwhichhelooksuponhisfuturethatdeterminestheshadeofthelightthathewillseethepoemin.Inanycasehowever,thispoemclearlydemonstratesFrost'sbeliefthatitistheroadthatonechoosesthatmakeshimthemanwhoheis."AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth..."Itisalwaysdifficulttomakeadecisionbecauseitisimpossiblenottowonderabouttheopportunitycost,whatwillbemissedouton.Thereisastrongsenseofregretbeforethechoiceisevenmadeanditliesintheknowledgethatinonelifetime,itisimpossibletotraveldowneverypath.Inanattempttomakeadecision,thetraveler"looksdownoneasfarasIcould".Theroadthatwillbechosenleadstotheunknown,asdoesanychoiceinlife.Asmuchhemaystrainhiseyestoseeasfartheroadstretches,eventuallyitsurpasseshisvisionandhecanneverseewhereitisgoingtolead.Itisthewaythathechoosesherethatsetshimoffonhisjourneyanddecideswhereheisgoing."Thentooktheother,justasfair,andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim."Whatmadeithavethebetterclaimisthat"itwasgrasslandwantedwear."Itwassomethingthatwasobviouslynotforeveryonebecauseitseemedthatthemajorityofpeopletooktheotherpaththereforehecallsit"theroadlesstraveledby".Thefactthatthetravelertookthispathoverthemorepopular,secureoneindicatesthetypeofpersonalityhehas,onethatdoesnotwanttonecessarilyfollowthecrowdbutdomoreofwhathasneverbeendone,whatisnewanddifferent."Andboththatmorningequallylayinleavesnostephadtroddenblack."Theleaveshadcoveredthegroundandsincethetimetheyhadfallennoonehadyettopassbyonthisroad.PerhapsFrostdoesthisbecauseeachtimeapersoncomestothepointwheretheyhavetomakeachoice,itisnewtothem,somewheretheyhaveneverbeenandtheytendtofeelasthoughnooneelsehadeverbeenthereeither."Ikeptthefirstforanotherday!

"Thedesiretotraveldownbothpathsisexpressedandisnotunusual,but"knowinghowwayleadsontoway",thespeakerofthispoemrealizesthatthedecisionisnotjustatemporaryoneandhe"doubtedifIshouldevercomeback."Thisishiscommonsensespeakingandacknowledgingthatwhathechoosesnowwillaffecteveryotherchoicehemakesafterward.Onceyouhaveperformedanactorspokenawordthatcrystallizeswhoyouare,thereisnoturningbackanditcannotbeundone.Onceagainattheendofthepoemtheregrethangsoverthetravelerlikeaheavycloudabouttoburst.Herealizesthatattheendofhislife,"somewhereagesandageshence",hewillhaveregretsabouthavingnevergonebackandtravelingdowntheroadshedidnottake.Yetheremainsproudofhisdecisionandherecognizesthatitwasthispaththathechosethatmadehimturnoutthewayandhedidandlivehislifethewayinwhichhelived."Itooktheroadlesstraveledbyandthathadmadeallthedifference."Tothisman,whatwasmostimportant,whatreallymadethedifference,isthathedidwhathewanted,evenifitmeanttakingtheroadlesstraveled.Ifhehadn't,hewouldn'tbethesamemanheisnow.TherearemanyequallyvalidmeaningstothispoemandRobertFrostmayhaveintendedthis.Hemayhavebeentryingtoachieveauniversalunderstanding.Inotherwords,thereisnojudgment,nospecificity,nomoral.Thereissimplyanarratorwhomakesadecisioninhislifethathadchangedthedirectionofhislifefromwhatitmayhaveotherwisebeen.Itallowsallreadersfromalldifferentexperiencestorelatetothepoem.

Everyoneisatraveler,choosingtheroadstofollowonthemapoftheircontinuousjourney,life.Thereisneverastraightpaththatleavesonewithbutasoledirectioninwhichtohead.RegardlessoftheoriginalmessagethatRobertFrosthadintendedtoconvey,hispoem,“TheRoadNotTaken“,hasleftitsreaderswithmanydifferentinterpretations.Itisone‘spast,presentandtheattitudewithwhichhelooksuponhisfuturethatdeterminestheshadeofthelightthathewillseethepoemin.Inanycasehowever,thispoemclearlydemonstratesFrost‘sbeliefthatitistheroadthatonechoosesthatmakeshimthemanwhoheis.“AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth...“Itisalwaysdifficulttomakeadecisionbecauseitisimpossiblenottowonderabouttheopportunitycost,whatwillbemissedouton.Thereisastrongsenseofregretbeforethechoiceisevenmadeanditliesintheknowledgethatinonelifetime,itisimpossibletotraveldowneverypath.Inanattempttomakeadecision,thetraveler“looksdownoneasfarasIcould“.Theroadthatwillbechosenleadstotheunknown,asdoesanychoiceinlife.Asmuchhemaystrainhiseyestoseeasfartheroadstretches,eventuallyitsurpasseshisvisionandhecanneverseewhereitisgoingtolead.Itisthewaythathechoosesherethatsetshimoffonhisjourneyanddecideswhereheisgoing.“Thentooktheother,justasfair,andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim.“Whatmadeithavethebetterclaimisthat“itwasgrasslandwantedwear.“Itwassomethingthatwasobviouslynotforeveryonebecauseitseemedthatthemajorityofpeopletooktheotherpaththereforehecallsit“theroadlesstraveledby“.Thefactthatthetravelertookthispathoverthemorepopular,secureoneindicatesthetyp

RobertFrostisoneofthefinestofruralNewEngland’s20thcenturypastoralpoets.Hispoemsaregreatcombinationofwisdom,harmonyandserenity.Theyaresimpleatfirstsight,butdemandreadersfordeepreadingtograspfurthermeaningbeyondsurface.

ThefamouspoemofFrostTheRoadNotTakenismyfavorite.Thispoemconsistsoffourstanzasoffivelines.TherhymeschemeisABAAB.therhymesarestrictandmasculine,withnotableexceptionofthelastline.Therearefourstressedsyllableseachline,varyingoniambictetrameterbase.

TheRoadNotTakentellsaboutlifechoice.Man’slifeismetaphoricallyrelatedtoajourneyfilledwithtwistsandturns.Onehastoconsideralotbeforemakingawisechoice.Thoughthedivergedroadsseemidentical,theyactuallyleadtodifferentdirections,whichsymbolizedifferentfates.

AlessthanrigorouslookatthepoemmayleadonetobelievethatFrost’smoralisembodiedinthoselines.Thepoemistakenasacalltoindependence,preachingoriginalityandEmersonianself-reliance.Thepoemdeconstructsitsconclusionstanzabystanza.

Atthebeginningofthispoem,thepoetshowstheinabilityofhumanbeingstoforeseethefuture,especiallytheresultsofchoices.Atthesplitintheroad,thespeakerlooksfardownboththetwopathstoseewhateachofthepathswillbring.However,hissightislimited;hiseyescanonlyseethepathuntilitbendsinto“theundergrowth”.Manisfreetochoose,bu