2007-07-19 21:37:47 · 18 answers · asked by wolflady 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
i try to & Frost is one of my favourite poets
2007-07-19 22:37:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, have you ever heard the saying, "You can catch more flies with honey?" It actually pays to be respectful and polite, you can win more people to your side that way. And if that is what you are aiming for, agreement, then wouldn't it make sense to use the best method? I think the only way we can constructively discuss your question is to start with the basic premise that all poetry is up for interpretation. Unfortunately, you've stated that you don't think it is. I don't see how we can productively get past that because it's the root of your problem and the essence of poetry. Once you understand that poems are up for interpretation, as many on this question have already pointed out, then you can understand "why everyone who feels like theyre an individual points to this as a positive account of being nonconformist," which is what you had originally asked. For what it's worth, the first time I read The Road Not Taken I got the impression that Frost was talking about making choices. The road less traveled by, I thought, was the more difficult decision to make but, in the end, the better one. Not that it lead to a happy ending, but that it was the right choice to make. It "wanted wear" because not many people would care to take a difficult path, no matter how fulfilling, when an easy path was available. I took his "sigh" as a content one; people sigh after a day of hard work, and Frost is here saying he will tell the story with a sigh ages and ages into the future. A sigh after ages and ages of work should be deep. You are correct in saying that "that has made all the difference" is neither a positive nor a negative statement. Yet, because you will not agree to the original premise (poetry is up for interpretation) you also will not agree that people can read this in their own way. What I do not understand, though, is why you would like everyone to read it neutrally. How do you know that Frost wanted his poem read that way? Why are you so sure that he meant his poems to be taken at face value, when clearly he wasn't literally talking about taking a walk in the woods? If the roads were metaphorical, why can't the rest of the poem mean something too? Why are you so against interpretation?
2016-05-18 01:14:46 · answer #2 · answered by jeanna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, its got to be the road less traveled for a reason, right?
2007-07-19 21:40:59 · answer #3 · answered by Jordan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah Like The Road To No Where =)
2007-07-19 21:40:41 · answer #4 · answered by For Your Eyes Only 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but not because it's less traveled.
2007-07-19 22:13:27 · answer #5 · answered by Wes A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I try to
the road less traveled is sometimes more interesting, and can be refreshing.
2007-07-19 21:39:39 · answer #6 · answered by watercolour 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah, it's not safe...nobody's around to help if I get a flat...it's less traveled for a reason!
2007-07-19 21:39:30 · answer #7 · answered by ṡ๓υгƒєtt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and that is why not many travel with me.
2007-07-19 21:39:32 · answer #8 · answered by Firespider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that's how I get home.
About 2/3 of my road is gravel so there isn't much traffic.
2007-07-19 21:45:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, It's rewarding. There's a lot more to be discovered. The other road is...well...jaded.
2007-07-19 22:34:02 · answer #10 · answered by ***Nubian_Princess*** 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah...you find the best treasures along that road
2007-07-19 21:39:41 · answer #11 · answered by PSU840 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋