The Appreciation of The road not taken.docx
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TheAppreciationofTheroadnottaken
英
美
诗
歌
赏
析
院系:
外国语学院
姓名:
程萌
班级:
0902
学号:
40904042
TheAppreciationofTheroadnottaken
ThispoetryTheroadnottakenwaswrittenbyRobertLeeFrost,whowasperhapsthemostbelovedpoetandthemostsuccessfulAmericanpoetwidelyacceptedallovertheworldinthe20thcentury.Frostalwayswroteinasimpleformwithprofoundideas.Mostofhispoemsareshotanddirectontheinformationallevel,withsimplediction.However,itwouldbeamistaketoimaginethatFrostiseasytounderstandjustbecauseheiseasytoread.Asamatteroffact,hispoemswereverycarefullyconstructed;theprofoundideasareoftendeliveredundertheplainlanguageandsimpleform.Thispoemisaverytypicalone,whichcancausepeopletothinkaboutmanythingsinlife.
Fromthispoetry,IcannotonlyappreciateitsbeautyaspoetrybutalsolearnLifephilosophy,thereforeIlikeitverymuch!
Firstofall,Iwanttoanalyzebeautyinformofthispoetry.Therearefourstanzastogetherandfivelinesineachstanza.Itistraditionaliambictetrameterandthereareeightsyllablesineachline.
Secondly,Iwanttoanalyzeanalyzesoundofthispoetry.Therhymeschemeis“abba”andinconversationalrhythm.Fromthispoint,wecanseehisexcellentskillofwriting.
Thirdly,Iwanttoanalyzeanalyzeartisticconceptionofthispoetry.Beforethat,Imustmakeasummaryofit.Thespeakerstandsinthewoods,consideringaforkintheroad.Bothwaysareequallywornandequallyoverlaidwithun-troddenleaves.Thespeakerchoosesone,tellinghimselfthathewilltaketheotheranotherday.Yetheknowsitisunlikelythathewillhavetheopportunitytodoso.Andheadmitsthatsomedayinthefuturehewillrecreatethescenewithaslighttwist:
Hewillclaimthathetooktheless-traveledroad.
Thepoembeginsasifthepoetwaswalkinginawoodinlateautumnataforkintheroad.Whywasitautumn?
Inmyopinion,inthisseasonpeoplewillfeelsadoflifeandwearetendtoconsiderabouttherealmeaningoflife,nomatterinthepass,onthismomentorinthefuture.So,thetimealsoplaysaveryimportantroleinexpressinghiscentretheme.Itseemsthathewaschoosingwhichroadheshouldfollow.Actually,itimpliestheimportantdecisionswhichonemustmakeinlife.Onemustgiveuponedesirablethinginordertopossestheother.
Inthenextstanza,afterthejudgmentandhesitation,thepoetmadeuphismindtotaketheroadwhichwasgrassyandwantswear.WhenIgetsomeinformationofhiswholelife,IBelievethatitwasthesymbolofpoet’schoiceofasolitary——takinguppoetrywritingashisprofession.
Then,inthethirdstanza,ashistworoadswereequallypretty,hefeltpitifulforabandoningtheotherassoonashemadethechoice.Heknewthathispromiseof“nextchoice”willbenothingthananemptypromise.Italwayshappensinourreallife.Oncewehavemadeachoiceatacrucialpoint,wecanneverreturnbackaseverythingischanging.Frommyviewpoint,weshouldbecautiouswhenwearriveatthatpoint.
Last,thepoetwasimagingmanyyearslaterwhenheisrecallingthechoicehemadetoday,hewouldrespondwithnothingelsebutasigh.Thechoicewhichyoumadebeforewillhaveagreatinfluenceonyourlifeinthefuture.Inone’swholelife,therearemaybethreeorfourkeymomentsthatcandecidefuture.So,everyoneshallmakethebestchoiceinordertohaveabrightfuture.
RobertFrostisamasteratpullingathreadoutofwhatlookslikequiteasimpletheme.Thispoem,asmanyofhispoems,beginswiththeobservationofnature.Bytheend,allthesimplewordscondenseintoaserious,philosophicalproproposition:
Whenanyoneinlifeisconfrontedwithmakingachoice,inordertopossesssomethingworthwhile,hehastogiveupsomethingwhichseemsaslovelyandvaluableasthechosenone.Then,whateverfollows,hemustaccepttheconsequenceofhischoice.Itisimpossibleforhimtoreturnbacktothebeginningandhaveanotherchancetochoosedifferently.
Thisisalsoasymbolicpoem.The“yellowwood”maysymbolizessophisticatedsociety,inwhichmostpeoplearelikelytofollowaprofitablebuteasierway;each“road”symbolizesapossibilityinlife;the“traveler”symbolizeseveryindividualinthehumanworld;the“grassyandwantedwear”roadsymbolizesasolitarylifestyle;while“thewayleadstoway”symbolizesthecomplicatedcircumstancesofhumanworld.
Itissaidthatthefunctionofpoetryisentertainmentaswellaseducation,andofcourseIcanlearnalessonfromthispoem.Thelastsentence“Andthathasmadeallthedifference”revileitstheme,whichisthechoicewemadebefore,epicallyatthekeymoment,willdecideourfuturelife.EventhoughIaminmyearlytwentieth,Icanstillrealizetheimportanceofmakingchoice,whichIhavetoadmitthatIamnotgoodatit.
Inmymind,family、friendshipandloveplayveryimportantrolesinourwholelife,sowearenotabletolivewithoutofthem.
Intermsoffamily,whenwearechildrenofourparents,choiceisimportantforus.What’sthereason?
Let’sthinkaboutitcarefully,touniversitystudents,wearenowadultsandwewillenterintothesocietyandtakeupourresponsibilitytosupportfamilysoon.Ourparentsaregettingolderandolder,sowehavetotryourbesttoletthemliveahappylife.However,itoftenhappensthatwespentallourtimeinearningmoneyratherthanaccompanyingourpatens.Manypeoplebelievethatonlyiftheyhaveenoughmoneytheycanliveasweetlife.However,theydon’tnoticethatthereissomethingthatcan’tbeboughtbymoney.Actually,moneyisimportanttoeveryone,whichisthebasicinsuranceofnormallife.What’smoreimportanttousisourfamilymember.Weshouldcareaboutthemwhenwehavesparetime.Forexample,ourparentswillleaveussomeday,ifwearekeepingonworkingandignorethem,maybewewillregretwhenweearnenoughmoneybuttheyarenotwithusanymore.So,wemustmakechoiceverycarefullytowardourfamilymembers.Onlyifwestaytogethercanweovercomeanyobstaclesfinally.Nomatterhowbusyweare,weshouldsparesometimetoaccompanyourfamilies,whichisthebestchoiceIbelieve!
Intermsoffriendship,wewillcomeacrosssomeproblemswithfriends,eventhebestfriend.Differentpeoplehavedifferentpersonalities、habits、preferencesandattitudestowardthing,ifwewanttogetalongwithothers,wehavetoconsideraboutotherpeople’sthoughts.Therefore,wehavetwochoiceswhenproblemsappear,oneofwhichistounderstandfriendsandhaveagoodcommunicationwitheachother,andtheotherchoiceistobreakupwithfriendsandlosethatfriendshipforever.Everyonehashisorhergoodpointsandweakpoints,asfriendsweshouldhelpthemtodobetter.Inordertokeepgoodrelationshipswehavetolearntoforgiveotherpeople.Infact,truefriendsareextremelyimportant.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.Theyarealwaysreadytohelpusjustaswearereadytohelpthem.Theywillgiveusahandwithoutaskingforanyrequirement.So,ifwemakearightchoicewecanobtainpreviousfriendship.
Intermsoflove,makingchoiceseemsextremelyimportant.Everyonewantstofindasuitablepartnertogetmarried.Sowhenweareyoungwerarelyrealizetheimportanceofcherishingpeoplewhoareaccompanyingusnow.Wewanttofindamoreexcellentpeopletoestablishafamilyandwebelievethatheorshewillappearsoon.However,therealityiscruel.Aftermanyyears,wemayfindthatwemadeawrongchoice.Thepeoplewhostayedwithusbeforearejustthemostsuitablepartners.Itissaidthatthefirstloveismostpureandmostpeoplewon’tforgetitinthewholelife.Becauseofallkindsofreasonswebreakupwithourlovers.Maybewelovedeachotherverydeeply,butweseparatedduetootherreasons.Inmyopinion,weshouldsticktoourloveexceptwedon’tloveanymore.Ifwegivehimorherupwrongly,wewillregretintherestoflife.Fromthispoint,wemustmakeawisechoicewhenwemeetthisproblem.Inmyopinion,communicationisthemosteffectivetooltosolveproblemsbetweenlovers.Weshouldspeakitoutwhateverourfeelingisandthenwecanfindsatisfactorysolutions.Allinall,loveisakindofscaredthing.Weshallcherishitandtakeallfactorsintoconsideration.Nevermakeachoicehastily!
Apartfromthethreeemotions,careerissurelyalsoanimportantparttoourlife.Now,wearejuststudentsandstudyisourjob.Inourstudy,makingchoiceisalsoakindofartIthink.Weshallstudyhardsoastohaveagoodfuture,orwewillliveapoorlifemaybe.Formostcommonpeople“Knowledgeispower”istrue,sowemustfightingwhenweareyoung.Ofcourse,sometalentsareverygifted,andtheyhavespecialwaystoachievesuccessexceptfromreceivingnormaleducation.Thatisalsoakindofchoice.Inthefuture,wewillhaveourownjobs.Whatkindofjobissuitableforus?
Howcanwedoitbetter?
ShallIworkinthiscompanyoranother?
Allofthosequestionsneedcarefullythinking.What’smore,everychoiceyoumakewillhavealastinginfluenceinlife.So,wemusttryourbesttomakeachoicewisely!
Allinall,thepoetryisworthyofbeingread,IbelievethatIcangetdeeperfeelingswhenIbecomeold.Ireallylovethispoeminmyheart!
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