examples can be viewed as a positive conclusion. The “sigh” ultimately being a sigh of relief that, even though he had to take a chance on the road “less traveled by," it turned out to be the right choice. And the title, “The Road Not Taken," being relief in the fact that he did not take the other, more commonly traveled road, which may have held a very different and less enhancing life for him. Regardless of how it is interpreted, we know from the speaker that his one, very important choice “has made all the difference." Whether that difference be for the better or for the worse may be for each individual to determine for themselves. However, considering the common form of Frost’s poems, as mentioned earlier, it may be more likely to accept the more positive ending.“Neither Out Far Nor In Deep” is a lyric poem consisting of four four-line stanzas using a regular rhyme scheme and, for the most part, regular iambic trimeter. Frost only uses precise imagery in one small part of the poem; the majority is general description, which is rare for Frost. The setting of this poem is the seaside. The poet’s original observation is that the people at the beach always look toward the water, “They turn their back on the land. They look at the sea all day.” What they can see are a ship out on the ocean, “A ship keeps raising its hull,” and a gull standing on the wet sand near the water, “The wetter ground like glass...Reflects a standing gull.” It seems that the poet is implying that people come to the sea in search of the truth, and hope to find it watching the ocean, which is unchanging; unlike the land, which is more subject to change. This may symbolize the need for something to be consistent, as the sea is, in order for them to find the answers they’re in search of:“The land may vary more; But wherever the truth may be- The water com...
