the-road-not-taken

ToBeornottoBe-thatisthequestion.-HamletAnalysisofthePoem(1)2Introduction1StylisticAnalysis4Drill35AnalysisofthePoem(2)SummaryRobertFrost(1874一1963)11,Deathoffather,toSalem,NewHampshire1892,DartmouthCollege,left1897,Harvard,butleftagainnext12years,teaching,farmingcontinuingpoetrywriting1912,sailedtoEngland,decidedliteratureasacareer.forliving:taughtinCollegesgavepoetryreadingsreturnedhomeforrecognitioninnativelandborninSanFranciscochildhood,theFarWestbutlateregretsnotchoosinganothertoletFrostseeadifferentscene.Writingbackground:In1914RobertFrostandEdwardThomaschooseroadlesspeople,seesomerareplantsanduniquelandscapeChoosingisinevitablebutyouneverknowwhatyourchoicewillmeanuntilyouhavelivedit.Theold-fashionedwaytobenew旧瓶装新酒StanzaOne----DescribessituationsStanzaTwo----Decidestotakeless-travelledroadStanzaThree----ContinuesdescriptionofroadStanzaFour----RecallstheroadtakenandnottakenTworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,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separate,goindifferentdirectionshesitationinevitableAndlookeddownoneasfarasIcould我向着一条路极目望去Towhereitbentintheundergrowth;直到它消失在丛林深处turnedbushesHecametotworoadsandwouldliketotryboth,buthecouldnot.Thereforehecontinuedtolookdowntheroadsforalongtimeandtriedtomakehisdecisionaboutwhichroadtotake.Thentooktheother,asjustasfair,但我却选了另外一条路Andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim,它荒草萋萋，十分幽寂suitableorproperinnature；fittingBecauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear;显得更诱人、更美丽reasonpromisingwasnotquitewornwhichisasproperasitisfairThoughasforthatthepassingthere虽然在这条小路上Hadwornthemreallyaboutthesame很少留下旅人的足迹Neitheroftheroadsislesstravelledby.Itwasdifficulttomakeachoicebecauseofthesimilarityoftheroads.Justlikeotherchoicesinourlife,suchasjobhunting.AndboththatmorningequallylayInleavesnostephadtroddenblack.0h,Ikeptthefirstforanotherday!呵,留下一条路等改日再见!虽然那天清晨落叶满地,两条路都未经脚印污染.Theroadswerealmostsame,therewasnoreasonwhyhetakentheoneoruntakentheother.Helikedthefirstroadassameasthesecondone.Yetknowinghowwayleadsontoway,IdoubtedifIshouldevercomeback.恐怕我难以再回返.但我知道路径延绵无尽头,Lifeisshort,butthewayislong.人生苦短，路漫漫其修远兮IshallbetellingthiswithasighSomewhereagesandageshence:Tworoadsdivergedinawood,andI—一片树林里分出两条路,也许多少年后在某个地方,我将轻声叹息把往事回顾,IronyQuotedthewordsofothers,torepeatothers’regret,makingfunofothersandexhortingpeople.Itooktheonelesstraveledby,Andthathasmadeallthedifference.从此决定了我一生的道路.而我选了人迹更少的一条,（顾子欣译）Itdidn’tmattertheresultisgoodornot.Tochoosearoadinlifeisunavoidable.Whateveryourchoiceis,youneverknowwhatitmeansuntilyouhavepracticeit.Don’talwaysregretforachoiceyoudidn’tmake.rhymeLexicalfeaturesSyntacticfeaturesGraphemicfeatureStylisticAnalysisTworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,AndsorryIcouldnottravelbothAndbeonetraveler,longIstoodAndlookeddownoneasfarasIcouldTowhereitbentintheundergrowth;Caughtintoadilemma(困境)IndicatehisdisappointmentcommaTworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,AndsorryIcouldnottravelbothAndbeonetraveler,longIstoodAndlookeddownoneasfarasIcouldTowhereitbentintheundergrowth;aaabbBrokentheconventionandbroughtrhyminginnovationUsetheunconventionalpatterntoillustratehisdilemmainmakingachoiceTworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,AndsorryIcouldnottravelbothAndbeonetraveler,longIstoodAndlookeddownoneasfarasIcouldTowhereitbentintheundergrowth;LexiconisconnectedwithstylisticsMoreandlessallmonosyllabic(单音节)ordisyllabic(双音节)wordsSimplestylisticsassesstotheprofoundphilosophicalconnotation（词汇的）Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,AndsorryIcouldnottravelbothAndbeonetraveler,longIstoodAndlookeddownoneasfarasIcouldTowhereitbentintheundergrowth;16simplesentences,therestfourareattributiveclauseandobjectclauseOnlysixoreightwordsineachlineSyntacticlevelsuchasrepetition(createatmosphereandstrengthenthetone),parallelism,reappear(“Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood.”in1stlineand4thlineinlaststanza)rhymeLexicalfeaturesSyntacticfeaturesGraphemicfeatureTheRoadNotTakenThroughtheanalysisofdifferentaspectofthispart,wehopewecanmakeyouknowmoreaboutthephilosophicalconnotationcontaininthispoemandillustratethefeelingofdilemmawhenmakingachoiceMakeachoiceTworoadsStandlongInevitableHesitationBothResultSameMadeallthedifferenceInvainMeaningfulSighChoosingisinevitablebutyouneverknowwhatyourchoicewillmeanuntilyouhavelivedit.Weshouldnotregretofwhatwehavechosen.Everychoicemadeallthedifferencetoourlife,soweshouldlookforwardtothefuture.Thankyou!