REVEALING THEME OF THE ROAD NOT TAKEN BY ROBERT FROST

Abstract

The writer analyzed a poetry entitled "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. The purpose of this analysis is to show analysis result that are limited to the theme of the lyrick. For further analysis, the writer uses a qualitative approach as a research methodology. While for analyzing the theme, the writer uses descriptive method as methodological research that reveals the data in each stanza trough revealing each line of the poetry. The result of the analysis is the theme of this poetry describes about deep regretting for the life choice that speaker made. The speaker faced between which of two roads to take, that is the two divergent roads (life choices). The speaker didn't know sure whether the choice is the right one, because it was made with incomplete informatios. Then in the end of the poetry, the speaker told about deep regrett and a hope that he could try a road had not been taken, so that his life was better, but he couldn't. Even finally, the choice he made got him died.