最好的分析The road not taken

a poetic movement which flourished in London between 1910 and 1917 and had an enduring and pervasive influence on English-language poetry in the twentieth century.

free verse without imposing a rhythmical pattern.

Being equivalent对等物to naturalism in fiction in a sense.

requiring a poet to present just a picture, not the insight.

princples:Direct treatment of the “thing ”，no fuss（小题大做）, frill（装饰）, or ornament）, Exclusion of superfluous（不必要的）words precision and economy of expression）,

The rhythm of the musical phrase rather than the sequence（顺序）of a metronome（节拍）free verse form and music

a poem infused with the anticipation of remorse. Its title is not “The Road Less Traveled” but “The Road Not Taken.” Even as he makes a choice, the speaker k nows that he will second-guess himself somewhere down the line—or at the very least he will wonder at what is lost: the impossible, unknowable Other Path.

But the nature of the decision is such that there is no Right Path—just the chosen path and the other path.

form: four five-line stanzas

meter:iambic tetrameter

the rhyme scheme :abaad

a choice. Each road represents one possible course of action. One is the easier, more commonly used choice, and the other is the tougher, possibly more rewarding choice. Choosing a road symbolizes a life decision.

traditionally,this poem has been understood as an inspirational poem,seeming to encouraging people to be self-reliant and notfollowing where others have led.actuallt,it does not moralize about choice ,it simply says that choice is inevitable but you never know what your choice will mean until you have lived it.

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