The Road Not Taken S09

E.O.I. Algeciras

Departamento de Inglés

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN Robert Frost. 1874–1963 TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;

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Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that, the passing there Had worn them really about the same, 10 And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever come back. 15 I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. 20 Now, visit this web and you can listen Robert Frost reading this poem http://robertfrostoutloud.com/TheRoadNotTaken.html http://robertfrostoutloud.com/MP3/Frost/TheRoadNotTaken.ram

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E.O.I. Algeciras

Departamento de Inglés

El Camino No Tomado Por Robert Frost (Spanish version) Dos caminos divergían en un bosque amarillo Y pesaroso al no poder viajar por ambos Y ser un solo viajero, largo tiempo me detuve Y escudriñé uno tan lejos como pude Hasta donde se perdía entre la maleza. Luego tome el otro, también ameno y llano, Y dotado quizás de mayor atractivo, Por su pasto suave que pedía ser hollado, Aun cuando los que por allí pasaran A los dos habrían gastado del mismo modo. Y ambos esa mañana yacían igualmente Hojas que ninguna pisada había ennegrecido. ¡Oh! Seguí el primer camino un día más! Aun sabiendo como un paso sigue a otro paso, Dudé si debía haber regresado sobre mis pasos. Debo estar diciendo esto con un suspiro En algún lugar, dentro de muchos años: Dos caminos divergían en un bosque, y yo Yo tomé el menos transitado, Y eso ha hecho toda la diferencia.

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E.O.I. Algeciras

Departamento de Inglés

Analysis by Alicia Thomason. Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" has certainly been the most profoundly influential poem in my life. The poem is descriptive of the choices one is presented in life, and how choosing one "path" over another truly can irrevocably change our future. There are many such situations that occur during a lifetime. They could include choosing one college over another, consequently causing you to make lifetime friendships, and a particular vocation. Selecting one job over another may affect your livelihood and your financial success. Choosing one mate over another greatly affects your entire life, as well your children's qualities, characteristics, and one's personal happiness. The choices we make regarding personal integrity (doing the right thing) may ensure we are law-abiding citizens instead of having a life of crime. The friends we choose can give us a great source of strength, courage, and fun. Where we elect to reside affects who our neighbors are, and whom our children's playmates will be. There are also choices regarding our personal spiritual quests or our belief in God, which intrinsically affects our world views and our sense of personal peace and inspiration. How we wake up each and every day, and determine that we will hold our heads high, put a smile on our faces, and conduct ourselves with honor is a choice. There are paths regarding attitudes which help to define us, such as whether we choose to forgive others and ourselves and live a life free of anger or to hold it within us. Looking back upon life, I recognize many Y's in the road, or choices I have made; and each selection has drastically altered the subsequent paths available. Often as one path is selected, the other ceases to exist; usually we cannot "go back". Quite frequently one never returns to that same Y in the road again, we just keep moving forward, one step at a time. Frost's poem is intrinsically deep, despite its initially perceived simplicity. The poem is about choices, and about life. There is a powerful gift given to each of us, and that is freedom of choice. As each of us nears a path, let us contemplate deeply and choose wisely.

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