【良心出品】the-road-not-taken翻译及赏析

【良心出品】the-road-not-taken翻译及赏析【良心出品】the-road-not-taken翻译及赏析PAGE【良心出品】the-road-not-taken翻译及赏析TheRoadNotTaken《未选择的路》罗伯特•弗罗斯特（RobertFrost）生于1874年，卒于1963年，可能要算是20世纪美国最受欢迎和爱戴的一位诗人了。1912年，他弃农从文，从此成为了一名专业诗人。他曾在1961年时受邀在约翰•F•肯尼迪总统的就职典礼上朗诵他的诗歌——《TheGiftOutright》。而本次我为大家推荐的《TheRoadNotTaken》则是他最著名的一首诗歌。Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood黄色的树林里分出两条路　　AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth可惜我不能同时去涉足　　Andbeonetraveler,longIstood我在那路口久久伫立　　AndlookeddownoneasfarasIcould我向着一条路极目望去　　Towhereitbentintheundergrown直到它消失在丛林深处　　Thentooktheother,asjustasfair但我却选了另外一条路　　Andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim它荒草萋萋，十分幽寂　　Becauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear;显得更诱人、更美丽　　Thoughasforthatthepassingthere虽然在这两条小路上　　Hadwornthemreallyaboutthesame都很少留下旅人的足迹　　Andboththatmorningequallylay虽然那天清晨落叶满地　　Inleavesnostephadtroddenblack两条路都未经脚印污染　　Oh,Ikeptthefirstforanotherday!呵，留下一条路等改日再见！　　Yetknowinghowwayleadsontoway,但我知道路径延绵无尽头　　IdoubtedifIshouldevencomeback.恐怕我难以再回返　　Ishallbetellingthiswithasigh也许多少年后在某个地方　　Somewhereagesandageshence:我将轻声叹息把往事回顾　　Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI---一片树林里分出两条路　　Itooktheonelesstraveledby,而我选了人迹更少的一条　　Andthathasmadeallthedifference从此决定了我一生的道路评论1："TheRoadNotTaken"isapoembyRobertFrost,publishedin1916inthecollectionMountainInterval,itisthefirstpoeminthevolumeandisprintedinitalics.Thetitleisoftenmistakenlygivenas"TheRoadLessTraveled",fromthepenultimateline:"Itooktheonelesstraveledby".Thepoemhastworecognizedinterpretations;oneisamoreliteralinterpretation,whiletheotherismoreironic.Readersoftenseethepoemliterally,asanexpressionofindividualism.Criticstypicallyviewthepoemasironic.[1]–"'TheRoadNotTaken,'perhapsthemostfamousexampleofFrost'sownclaimstoconsciousironyand'thebestexampleinallofAmericanpoetryofawolfinsheep'sclothing.'"[2]–andFrosthimselfwarned"Youhavetobecarefulofthatone;it'satrickypoem–verytricky."[3]FrostintendedthepoemasagentlejabathisgreatfriendandfellowpoetEdwardThomaswithwhomheusedtotakewalksthroughtheforest(Thomasalwayscomplainedattheendthattheyshouldhavetakenadifferentpath)andseemedamusedatthiscertaininterpretationofthepoemasinspirational.LiteralinterpretationAccordingtotheliteral(andmorecommon)interpretation,thepoemisinspirational,apaeantoindividualismandnon-conformism.Thepoemconsistsoffourstanzas.Inthefirststanza,thespeakerdescribeshisposition.Hehasbeenoutwalkinginthewoodsandcomestotworoads,andhestandslookingasfardowneachoneashecansee.Hewouldliketotryoutboth,butdoubtshecoulddothat,sothereforehecontinuestolookdowntheroadsforalongtimetryingtomakehisdecisionaboutwhichroadtotake.IronicinterpretationTheironicinterpretation,widelyheldbycritics,[1][5]isthatthepoemisinsteadaboutregretandpersonalmyth-making,rationalizingourdecisions.Inthisinterpretation,thefinaltwolines:Itooktheonelesstraveledby,Andthathasmadeallthedifference.areironic:thechoicemadelittleornodifferenceatall,thespeaker'sprotestationstothecontrary.Thespeakeradmitsinthesecondandthirdstanzasthatbothpathsmaybeequallywornandequallyleaf-covered,anditisonlyinhisfuturerecollectionthathewillcalloneroad"lesstraveledby".Thesigh,widelyinterpretedasasighofregret,mightalsobeinterpretedironically:ina1925lettertoCristineYatesofDickson,Tennessee,askingaboutthesigh,Frostreplied:"ItwasmyratherprivatejestattheexpenseofthosewhomightthinkIwouldyetlivetobesorryforthewayIhadtakeninlife."Everyoneisatraveler,choosingtheroadstofollowonthemapoftheircontinuousjourney,life.Thereisneverastraightpaththatleavesonewithbutasoledirectioninwhichtohead.RegardlessoftheoriginalmessagethatRobertFrosthadintendedtoconvey,hispoem,"TheRoadNotTaken",hasleftitsreaderswithmanydifferentinterpretations.Itisone'spast,presentandtheattitudewithwhichhelooksuponhisfuturethatdeterminestheshadeofthelightthathewillseethepoemin.Inanycasehowever,thispoemclearlydemonstratesFrost'sbeliefthatitistheroadthatonechoosesthatmakeshimthemanwhoheis."AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth..."Itisalwaysdifficulttomakeadecisionbecauseitisimpossiblenottowonderabouttheopportunitycost,whatwillbemissedouton.Thereisastrongsenseofregretbeforethechoiceisevenmadeanditliesintheknowledgethatinonelifetime,itisimpossibletotraveldowneverypath.Inanattempttomakeadecision,thetraveler"looksdownoneasfarasIcould".Theroadthatwillbechosenleadstotheunknown,asdoesanychoiceinlife.Asmuchhemaystrainhiseyestoseeasfartheroadstretches,eventuallyitsurpasseshisvisionandhecanneverseewhereitisgoingtolead.Itisthewaythathechoosesherethatsetshimoffonhisjourneyanddecideswhereheisgoing."Thentooktheother,justasfair,andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim."Whatmadeithavethebetterclaimisthat"itwasgrasslandwantedwear."Itwassomethingthatwasobviouslynotforeveryonebecauseitseemedthatthemajorityofpeopletooktheotherpaththereforehecallsit"theroadlesstraveledby".Thefactthatthetravelertookthispathoverthemorepopular,secureoneindicatesthetypeofpersonalityhehas,onethatdoesnotwanttonecessarilyfollowthecrowdbutdomoreofwhathasneverbeendone,whatisnewanddifferent."Andboththatmorningequallylayinleavesnostephadtroddenblack."Theleaveshadcoveredthegroundandsincethetimetheyhadfallennoonehadyettopassbyonthisroad.PerhapsFrostdoesthisbecauseeachtimeapersoncomestothepointwheretheyhavetomakeachoice,itisnewtothem,somewheretheyhaveneverbeenandtheytendtofeelasthoughnooneelsehadeverbeenthereeither."Ikeptthefirstforanotherday!"Thedesiretotraveldownbothpathsisexpressedandisnotunusual,but"knowinghowwayleadsontoway",thespeakerofthispoemrealizesthatthedecisionisnotjustatemporaryoneandhe"doubtedifIshouldevercomeback."Thisishiscommonsensespeakingandacknowledgingthatwhathechoosesnowwillaffecteveryotherchoicehemakesafterward.Onceyouhaveperformedanactorspokenawordthatcrystallizeswhoyouare,thereisnoturningbackanditcannotbeundone.Onceagainattheendofthepoemtheregrethangsoverthetravelerlikeaheavycloudabouttoburst.Herealizesthatattheendofhislife,"somewhereagesandageshence",hewillhaveregretsabouthavingnevergonebackandtravelingdowntheroadshedidnottake.Yetheremainsproudofhisdecisionandherecognizesthatitwasthispaththathechosethatmadehimturnoutthewayandhedidandlivehislifethewayinwhichhelived."Itooktheroadlesstraveledbyandthathadmadeallthedifference."Tothisman,whatwasmostimportant,whatreallymadethedifference,isthathedidwhathewanted,evenifitmeanttakingtheroadlesstraveled.Ifhehadn't,hewouldn'tbethesamemanheisnow.TherearemanyequallyvalidmeaningstothispoemandRobertFrostmayhaveintendedthis.Hemayhavebeentryingtoachieveauniversalunderstanding.Inotherwords,thereisnojudgment,nospecificity,nomoral.Thereissimplyanarratorwhomakesadecisioninhislifethathadchangedthedirectionofhislifefromwhatitmayhaveotherwisebeen.Itallowsallreadersfromalldifferentexperiencestorelatetothepoem.评论2：RobertFrostisoneofthefinestofruralNewEngland’s20thcenturypastoralpoets.Hispoemsaregreatcombinationofwisdom,harmonyandserenity.Theyaresimpleatfirstsight,butdemandreadersfordeepreadingtograspfurthermeaningbeyondsurface.ThefamouspoemofFrostTheRoadNotTakenismyfavorite.Thispoemconsistsoffourstanzasoffivelines.TherhymeschemeisABAAB.therhymesarestrictandmasculine,withnotableexceptionofthelastline.Therearefourstressedsyllableseachline,varyingoniambictetrameterbase.TheRoadNotTakentellsaboutlifechoice.Man’slifeismetaphoricallyrelatedtoajourneyfilledwithtwistsandturns.Onehastoconsideralotbeforemakingawisechoice.Thoughthedivergedroadsseemidentical,theyactuallyleadtodifferentdirections,whichsymbolizedifferentfates.AlessthanrigorouslookatthepoemmayleadonetobelievethatFrost’smoralisembodiedinthoselines.Thepoemistakenasacalltoindependence,preachingoriginalityandEmersonianself-reliance.Thepoemdeconstructsitsconclusionstanzabystanza.Atthebeginningofthispoem,thepoetshowstheinabilityofhumanbeingstoforeseethefuture,especiallytheresultsofchoices.Atthesplitintheroad,thespeakerlooksfardownboththetwopathstoseewhateachofthepathswillbring.However,hissightislimited;hiseyescanonlyseethepathuntilitbendsinto“theundergrowth”.Manisfreetochoose,butdoesn’tknowbeforehandtheresultsofhischoice.Bothroadsdivergeintoa“yellowwood”andappeartobe“aboutthesame”intheirpurposes.Thefirstpathisamorecommonroute.Theotherislesstraveled,which“wasgrassandwantedwear”.Thepoetpresentsaconflicthere—thedecisionbetweenthecommoneasypathandexceptionalchallengingpath.Thetwodifferentpathssignifytwodifferentkindsoflives.Choosingthecommoneasypath,peoplewillfeelateaseandliveinsafety,becausetheoutcomeispredictable.However,thatkindoflifemaybelessexcitingandlackofnovelty.Whilechoosingthe“lesstraveled”roadrepresentsthegambleoffacingamoredifficultpathinlives.Thisformscontrastwithfamiliarlivesofmostpeople.Peoplehopetoachieverasatisfactoryandinterestinglifeonthisroad.Thewishisgood,butrealityisfullofchallengesanduncertainties.Nobodycanbesureoftheoutcome.Aftervacillatingbetweenthetworoads,thepoetfinallydecidestotaketheroad“lesstraveledby”andleadsadifferentlifefromcommonpeople.Thismayindicatehischoicetobeapoet,otherthanotherjobs.Thepoetmakesuphismindtodedicatehimselftopoemwriting,whichisregardedasalesscommoncareer.Oncethedecisionismade,therewillbenowaytoreturntotheoriginalchoicetoexperiencetheotherroute.Sothepoetutters“Yetknowinghowwayleadsontoway,IdoubtedifIshouldevercomeback.”Themadechoiceisirrevocable,somanmustbecarefulandrationalbeforemakingdecisions.Atthesametime,hemustbecourageousenoughtoshouldertheresultofhischoice,whetheritisgoodornot.Frostpresentsman’slimitationtoexplorelife’sdifferentpossibilities.Thepoet“sighs”attheendofthepoem.Foratthetimeofone’schoice,hemustgiveupotherchoicesandmisssomeotherthings.Atthesametime,he“sighs”withlamentation,ponderingwhathemayhavemissedontheotherpathandthathedoesn’thaveopportunitiestoexperienceanotherkindoflife.TheRoadNotTakenisinterpreteduniversallyasarepresentationoftwosimilarchoices.Atthebeginning,manmayfacetwoidenticalforks,whichsymbolizethenexusoffreechoiceandfate.Theycontrastincreasinglywitheachotherastheydivergeintheirseparatedirections.Manisfreetochoose,butit’sbeyondhisabilitytoforetelltheconsequences.Mancanchooseacommonroutewhichguaranteesasafeandreliablelife.Hecanalsochoosealesscommononewhichisunknown,uniqueandstandsoutaboveotherelse’s.Allinall,manmustberesponsibleforhischoiceandhascouragetoshouldertheresult.Hecannevergobacktothepastandexperienceotherpossibilities.Itisimpossibletopredicttheoutcomeofdecisions,soitisessentialforhimtomakewisedecisionsafterconsidering,selectingandquestioningwhichselectionwillprovidehimwithfulfillment.TheRoadNotTakenisfullofphilosophicalovertones.Thispoemshouldbereadasawarning.Manshouldconsideralotbeforemakingchoicesandreflectoverthechoiceshehasmadetodiscover“allthedifferences”.评论3：RobertFrost’s“TheRoadNotTaken”hasbeenoneofthemostanalyzed,quoted,anthologizedpoemsinAmericanpoetry.Awide-spreadinterpretationclaimsthatthespeakerinthepoemispromotingindividualismandnon-conformity.ATrickyPoemFrostclaimsthathewrotethispoemabouthisfriendEdwardThomas,withwhomhehadwalkedmanytimesinthewoodsnearLondon.Frosthassaidthatwhilewalkingtheywouldcometodifferentpathsandafterchoosingone,Thomaswouldalwaysfretwonderingwhattheymighthavemissedbynottakingtheotherpath.Aboutthepoem,Frostasserted,"Youhavetobecarefulofthatone;it'satrickypoem-verytricky."Andheis,ofcourse,correct.Thepoemhasbeenandcontinuestobeusedasaninspirationalpoem,onethattotheundiscerningeyeseemstobeencouragingself-reliance,notfollowingwhereothershaveled.Butaclosereadingofthepoemprovesotherwise.Itdoesnotmoralizeaboutchoice;itsimplysaysthatchoiceisinevitable,butyouneverknowwhatyourchoicewillmeanuntilyouhavelivedit.FirstStanza–DescribesSituationThepoemconsistsoffourstanzas.Inthefirststanza,thespeakerdescribeshisposition.Hehasbeenoutwalkingthewoodsandcomestotworoads,andhestandslookingasfardowneachoneashecansee.Hewouldliketotryoutboth,butdoubtshecouldtothat,sothereforehecontinuestolookdowntheroadsforalongtimetryingtomakehisdecisionaboutwhichroadtotake.SecondStanza–DecidestoTakeLess-TraveledRoadThespeakerhadlookeddownthefirstone“towhereitbentintheundergrowth,”andinthesecondstanza,hereportsthathedecidedtotaketheotherpath,becauseitseemedtohavelesstrafficthanthefirst.Butthenhegoesontosaythattheyactuallywereverysimilarlyworn.Thesecondonethathetookseemslesstraveled,butashethinksaboutit,herealizesthattheywere“reallyaboutthesame.”Notexactlythatsamebutonly“aboutthesame.”ThirdStanza–ContinuesDescriptionofRoadsThethirdstanzacontinueswiththecogitationaboutthepossibledifferencesbetweenthetworoads.Hehadnoticedthattheleaveswerebothfreshfallenonthembothandhadnotbeenwalkedon,butthenagainclaimsthatmaybehewouldcomebackandalsowalkthefirstonesometime,buthedoubtedhewouldbeableto,becauseinlifeonethingleadstoanotherandtimeisshort.AlsoonSuite101Frost'sSnowandWoodsRobertFrost's"StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening"seemssimple,butitsnuancedphrase,"AndmilestogobeforeIsleep,"offersmuchaboutwhichtoStanza–TwoTrickyWordsThefourthstanzaholdsthekeytothetrickinessofthepoem:IshallbetellingthiswithasighSomewhereagesandageshence:Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI—Itooktheonelesstraveledby,Andthathasmadeallthedifference.Thosewhointerpretthispoemassuggestingnon-conformitytaketheword“difference”tobeapositivedifference.Butthereisnothinginthepoemthatsuggeststhatthisdifferencesignalsapositiveoutcome.Thespeakercouldnotoffersuchinformation,becausehehasnotlivedthe“difference”yet.Theotherwordthatleadsreadersastrayistheword“sigh.”Bytaking“difference”tomeanapositivedifference,theythinkthatthesighisoneofnostalgicrelief;however,asighcanalsomeanregret.Thereisthe“oh,dear”kindofsigh,butalsothe“whatarelief”kindofsigh.Whichoneisit?Ifitisthereliefsigh,thenthedifferencemeansthespeakerisgladhetooktheroadhedid;ifitistheregretsigh,thenthedifferencewouldnotbegood,andthespeakerwouldbesighinginregret.Buttheplainfactisthatthepoemdoesnotidentifythenatureofthatsigh.Thespeakerofthepoemdoesnotevenknowthenatureofthatsigh,becausethatsighandhisevaluationofthedifferencehischoicewillmakearestillinthefuture.Itisatruismthatanychoiceanindiviualmakeisgoingtomake“allthedifference”inhowourfutureturnsout.CarefulReadersWon’tBeTrickedSoFrostwasabsolutelycorrect;hispoemistricky—verytricky.Inthispoem,itisimportanttobecarefulwiththetimeframe.Whenthespeakersayshewillbereportingsometimeinthefuturehowhisroadchoiceturnedout,heclearlystatesthathecannotassignmeaningto“sigh”and“difference”yet,becausehecannotknowhowhischoicewillaffecthisfuture,untilafterhehaslivedit.评论4：1．IntroductionAsiswellknowntopeople,RobertFrostisoneofthemostfamousnationalpoetsofAmerica.Thoughcontemporarywithmodernistslike.EliotandEzraPound,RobertFrostisoftenregardedasatraditionalpoetofnature.Herejectedtherevolutionarypoeticprinciplesofhiscontemporary.Onthecontrary,hechose“theold-fashionedwaytobenewandurgedpoetstousetheidiomsofspokenEnglishand,whenpossible,torelyoncommonplaceandevenrusticimagery.Andhesawnatureasastorehouseofanalogyandsymbol.However,unlikeotherpoetsofnature,hedepictednatureassomethinginconstantconflictswithhumanbeingsandbringadeepsenseofuncertaintyandeventragedytothem.Simpleastheyseem,hispoemsareoftenprofoundinmeaningbetweenthelines.Mostofhispoemsarecharacterizedwithanunusualsenseoftragedyandreflectweaknessofhumanbeingsinthefaceofvast,impersonalforce.Additionally,thepoemreflectsFrost’sownpersonaltragedyandhismiserable,sorrowfulinnerfeelingsexactly.Whenitcomestothis,hispersonallifeexperiencehastobetakenintoconsideration.Famousandpopularashebecame,buthesufferalotduringallhislife.Helosthisfatherasayoungboy,andhewasbereavedofhisbelovedwifeinhismiddleage.Whatisworse,allofhischildrenendedupdyingyoungorsufferingfrommentaldisease.Forhim,lifeseemedtokeepplayingtricksonhimandmadehislifemiserable.Asaresult,manypoemscomposedbyhim,notonlythisone,arefeaturedwithanexoticsenseoftragicbeauty.2.AnalysisInthispoem,thespeaker,atravelerinthewoodfacedwiththechoiceoftworoads.Theroadsbeartwoconnotations:thematerialroadsandtheroadsoflife.Now,letmegivesomespecificanalysis.SeeoveroneroadInpartone,thespeakerfacedwithtworoadsintheautumnalwoodandfeelpuzzledoverwhichonetochoose.“Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood”,Hestoodthereforalongtimeandmusedononeofthem,whichwastakenbymanypeople.Unfortunately,hewasunabletofindoutwhichplacethe，roadwouldtakehimto,foritisfarbeyondhisabilitytoknowwheretheroadwouldlead.However,hemustchoosetotake..TheotheroneInparttwo,hesteppedontheotherroad,“Thentooktheother,asjustasfair”,Itwasgrassyandnottaken.Hischoicewouldaffecteveryothersubsequentchoice,andtherewasnoturningback.Fromhischoiceforthelesstroddenroad,itcouldbeconcludedthathedidnotliketofollowthestepsofotherpeople,hewantedhisownlifechoiredbyhimself.HelplessInpartthree,hedecidedtochoosethelesstraveledone,buthewasawarethathecouldneverhaveachancetoreturntothefirstroad.“IdoubtedifIshouldnevercomeback”showedheishelpless.ChosethelesstraveledroadInpartfour,“Ishallbetellingthiswithasign”,hearticulatedwhyhechosethelesstraveledroad,forheexpectedhislifetobeunusualanddifferent.Buttherewasnowaytoforetelltheconsequencesofhischoice.Allinall,forthespeaker,theroadoflifewasaccidentandmystical,andhisverychoicewascrucialindeterminingtheconsequencesofhislife.Theordinarypeoplefollowother’schoice,whiletheexceptionaloneschoosetheiruniqueroadsoflife.3.ConclusionEveryoneisatravelerEveryoneisatraveler,choosingtheroadstofollowonthemapoftheircontinuousjourney.Thereisneverastraightpathbutasoledirectioninwhichtohead.Itisone'spast,presentandtheattitudewithwhichhelooksuponhisfuturethatdeterminestheshadeofthelight.Inanycasehowever,thispoemclearlyexplainedFrost'sbeliefthatitistheroadthatonechoosesthatmakeshimthemanwhoheis.Itisalwaysdifficulttomakeadecisionbecauseitisimpossiblenottowonderabouttheopportunitycost,whatwillbemissedouton.Itisimpossibletotraveldowneverypath.Theroadthatwillbechosenleadstotheunknown,asdoesanychoiceinlife.Asmuchhemaystrainhiseyestoseeasfartheroadstretches,eventuallyitsurpasseshisvisionandhecanneverseewhereitisgoingtolead.Itisthewaythathechoosesherethatsetshimoffonhisjourneyanddecideswhereheisgoing.Itwassomethingthatwasobviouslynotforeveryonebecauseitseemedthatthemajorityofpeopletooktheotherpath.Thereissimplyanarratorwhomakesadecisioninhislifethathadchangedthedirectionofhislifefromwhatitmayhaveotherwisebeen.Itallowsallreadersfromalldifferentexperiencestorelatetothepoem.HumanbeingsaresoweakInaword,thepoemTheRoadNotTakenisaverybeautifulandexcellentpoem.Itissetinaruralnaturalenvironmentwherealwaysinspirethespeakertothinkoflife.Itisbasedonametaphorinwhichthejourneythroughlifeiscomparedtoajourneyonaroad.Andthespeakerofthepoemhastochooseonepathinsteadofanother.Eventhoughthetwopathslookequallyattractive,thespeakerknowsthathischoiceatthismomentmayhaveasignificantinfluenceonhisfuture.Hedoesmakeadecision,hopingthathemaybeabletovisitthisplaceagain,yetrealizingthatsuchanopportunityisimpossible.Heimagineshimselfinthefuturetellingthestoryofhislife,andclaimingthathisdecisiontotaketheroadlesstraveledby,theroadfewotherpeoplehavetaken,hasmadeallthedifference.ThisthesisintendstoexploreFrost’sownviewoflife.Hetoldusthathumanbeingsaresoweakwhencomparedwithnatureandthedestiny.Thoughhumanbeingshavemadegreatprogressinthepastseveralcenturies,therewillforeverexistsomethingthatisfarbeyondtheircontrol.Forhuman,itisunabletodoanythingusefulwhenheisinconflictwiththeimpersonalforce.Andit’salsounabletocontrolhisowndestiny;onthecontrary,hisfateanddestinyareinthechargeofsomethingmysteriousbeyondhim.Inthissense,lifeisatragedytohuman.SoitcouldbesaidthatFrostconveyedhissenseoftragedycommontohumanthroughthissimplebutbeautifulpoem.Itissimpleinformbutprofoundinmeaning.评论5：SummaryThespeakerstandsinthewoods,consideringaforkintheroad.Bothwaysareequallywornandequallyoverlaidwithun-troddenleaves.Thespeakerchoosesone,tellinghimselfthathewilltaketheotheranotherday.Yetheknowsitisunlikelythathewillhavetheopportunitytodoso.Andheadmitsthatsomedayinthefuturehewillrecreatethescenewithaslighttwist:Hewillclaimthathetooktheless-traveledroad.From“TheRoadNotTaken”consistsoffourstanzasoffivelines.TherhymeschemeisABAAB;therhymesarestrictandmasculine,withthenotableexceptionofthelastline(wedonotusuallystressthe-enceofdifference).Therearefourstressedsyllablesperline,varyingonaniambictetrameterbase.CommentaryThishasgottobeamongthebest-known,most-often-misunderstoodpoemsontheplanet.SeveralgenerationsofcarelessreadershaveturneditintoapieceofHallmarkhappy-graduation-son,seize-the-futurepuffery.Cursedwithaperfectmarriageofformandc