一条未选择的路 雪夜林边停驻 赏析

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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 poet's 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 Frost's 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 person's spontaneous capability of making choices.

This is also a symbolic poem. The "yellow wood" may symbolize sophisticated society, in which most people are likely to follow a profitable but easier way; each "road" symbolizes a possibility in life; the "traveller" is the embodiment of every individual in the human world; the road which is "grassy and wanted wear" refers to a solitary life style; while "way leads to way"


implies the complicated circumstances of the human world. Through the description of "A Road Not Taken", the poet presents to the reader his experience of taking a road. With simple words and profound connotation, Robert Frost teaches. However, in the form of a natural poem, he teaches delightfully.

The poem is very regularly structured with 4 classic 5-line stanzas, with the rhyme scheme "abaab" and in conversational rhythm.

2) Stopping by Woods on Snowy Evening

Line 1 woods: This image frequently appears in Frost's poems, symbolizing the mystery of

nature, death or catastrophe.

Line 2 His: the owner of the woods.

Line 4 snow: Another frequent image in Frost's poems. It usually symbolizes something of

purity and loftiness.

Line 9 He: my little horse.

Line 10 to ask: the horse asks me (whether there is a mistake) The little horse is personified. Line 12 downy flake: the soft and finely patterned snow flakes.

Line 13 dark and deep: the phrase is alliterated to enhance the mysterious atmosphere of woods

in darkness. The woods, while covered by snow, appear lovely; but as a matter of fact, they are filled with mysteries.

Line 14 promises: one's responsibility or duty in the world. Line 15 miles: long distance; heavy duty in life. sleep: rest during night; end of life.

Comment on the poem

The poem presents a picture of tranquility: On a winter evening, a sleigh driver stopped by a wood while everything is covered with snow. The poet is enjoying a momentary relaxation on the onerous journey of life. The woods are lovely, but dark and deep. The man is alone with nature in a peaceful scene; however, the scene of tranquility, though appearing in peace and harmony, is not without the temptation of death. The speaker, as the poet himself, for a while was rather attracted by the mystery of death. Fortunately, his former promises reminded him of his responsibility in the

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