The poem I am doing is The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. It was somewhat difficult to analyze, but I have some ideas about it. Symbollically, I think it means a lot of different things. One, it is about making good choices. At the last line, when he says the road not taken makes all the difference, I think he is trying to say he made a good choice and it has benefited him. Second, I think the poem is about doing what may not be the popular thing, but the right thing. The road not taken obviously means it is not very popular, but if it has made all the difference, it must be a good thing. Also, when he says he takes the other road, it wasn't all that great ("and had really worn them about the same) so perhaps its trying to say it wasn't a good decision. Lastly, I think the writer is trying to make a statement of self reliance, and how it is important. When the poem says "and perhaps having the better claim" (claim as the key word) it kind of confused me, but I think it meant someone told him to do something (take the popular road, for instance) and he did it, and found it not to be all that and a bag of chips. So again, at the last line, it not only means he made a good choice, but he did his own decision, and didn't need anyone to influence him to what he thought was doing right.
I feel like this poem can apply to my own life. I do things people tell me to, or I feel is worth doing, and I regret it soon after. So I try to do good choices and not to get in to trouble, 'cause there's consequences for myself if I get into bad things.
I have no thought ideas for physical expression, dramatic effects or fluent speech factors to presenting this poem. Yet. However, I do think I will enjoy doing this poem, for I somewhat feel attached to it I always feel that way about things, even if they aren't human. I feel attached to my guitars, my house, and other unusual things, and I feel as though I have a strong connection to this poem and I'll have no problem presenting it for the competition.
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