LIT ITERARY DEVICES COPY THIS! DEFINITIONS TERMINOLOGY 1) An object or word is used to represent an abstract idea. 1) Symbolism 2) Main idea or underlying meaning. 2) Theme 3) Image evoking words that spark the senses. 3) Imagery 4) A direct comparison without using “like” or “as”. 4) Metaphors 5) Repetition of consonants to slow down rhythm in a poem 5) Alliteration 6) Is the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse 6) Rhyme scheme or line in poetry.
THE POEM 1. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2. And sorry I could not travel both 3. And be one traveller, long I stood 4. And looked down one as far as I could 5. To where it bent in the undergrowth; 6. Then took the other, as just as fair, 7. And having perhaps the better claim 8. Because it was grassy and wanted wear, 9. Though as for that the passing there 10.Had worn them really about the same,
THE POEM 11.And both that morning equally lay 12.In leaves no step had trodden black. 13.Oh, I marked the first for another day! 14.Yet knowing how way leads on to way 15.I doubted if I should ever come back. 16.I shall be telling this with a sigh 17.Somewhere ages and ages hence: 18.Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, 19.I took the one less travelled by, 20.And that has made all the difference Which one to take is the question!
Analysis Stanza 1 CHOICES LIFE’S JOURNEYS LIFE / FUTURE 1. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, MENTAL 2. And sorry I could not travel both SUFFERING 3. And be one traveller, long I stood 4. And looked down one as far as I could 5. To where it bent in the undergrowth; FUTURE / UNKNOWN On the road of life, the speaker arrives at a point where he must decide which of two equally appealing (or equally intimidating) choices is the better one. He examines one choice as best as he can, but the future prevents him from seeing where it leads. In this stanza he shows his sorrow.
Analysis Stanza 2 BEAUTIFUL CHOICES Just as it is fair (Righteous path) 6. Then took the other, as just as fair, 7. And having perhaps the better claim 8. Because it was grassy and wanted wear, 9. Though as for that the passing there 10.Had worn them really about the same, ALLITERATION The speaker selects the road that appears at first glance to be less worn and therefore less traveled. This selection suggests that he has an independent spirit and does not wish to follow the crowd. After a moment, he concludes that both roads are about equally worn.
Analysis Stanza 3 EMPATHETIC 11.And both that morning equally lay 12.In leaves no step had trodden black. REGRET 13.Oh , I marked the first for another day ! FOOLISH 14.Yet knowing how way leads on to way 15.I doubted if I should ever come back. Leaves cover both roads equally. No one on this morning has yet taken either road, for the leaves lie undisturbed. The speaker remains committed to his decision to take the road he had previously selected, saying that he will save the other road for another day. He observes, however, that he probably will never pass this way again and thus will never have an opportunity to take the other road.
REPETITION OF LINE 1 NB! CONCLUSION Analysis Stanza 4 HAPPY / SAD / REFLECTIVE PAST 16.I shall be telling this with a sigh HESITATION 17.Somewhere ages and ages hence: 18.Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - 19.I took the one less travelled by, TRIUMPH 20.And that has made all the difference SUCCESS / FAILURE? In years to come, the speaker says, he will be telling others about the choice he made. While doing so, he will sigh either with relief that he made the right choice or with regret that he made the wrong choice. Whether right or wrong, the choice will have had a significant impact on his life.
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