The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost | Analysis
Oh my actual goodness guys
the day has finally come
it's the last one!!!
But don't worry I won't be disappearing from your lives; EXCITING UPDATES BELOW! But before we get into that, down to business.
...FOR THE LAST TIME D: D: D: Ok... compose yourself Daisy breathe breathe
Read the poem in full here: www.poetryfoundation.org/poem... In the video I had line 13 down as "Oh, I marked the first for another day!" but some versions have it as "KEPT the first". Seems to be uncontested but I prefer "marked" so went with that. Feel free to use whichever you prefer.
My sources for this analysis:
owlcation.com/humanities/Anal...
susanbaroncini-moe.com/please...
• Robert Frost -- The Ro... (guys I love this dude, such interesting points, friendly tone and he looks like Xander from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I mean what's not to love. He's done loads of poetry videos go check him out!!)
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During my research I read that this is the most famous poem of all time. So no pressure at all for making this! Hope this video helps you appreciate this fabulous poem even a tiny bit more. Usually I would edit out my "um"s and pauses a lot more but I guess I'm getting complacent haha. I think it is nice to look at how much more at ease I seem in this video as compared to my first one, so I just kinda let it be. Ah the road we've travelled together. Get it - road? Sorry, moving on...
OK so onto ze exciting updates! I've had quite a few requests from you guys to upload content about prose and drama and other English Lit stuff, rather than just ole Frostie. Well I'm not promising any videos right now BUT I have created a blog for posting all my A Level notes whaaaat!! Check it out here: tmp394043596wordpresscom.word...
There isn't much on it right now but I'm gonna get as much on there as possible in future! I'm actually thinking about making a video all about why I'm posting my notes online... which I realise now sounds like the most boring video ever but I dunno, I feel like I have some stuff to say about the accessibility of education. Watch out for that possibly.
That leads me onto my other big announcement - more videos coming very soon! I'm really feeling in a vloggy mood recently so keep your eyes peeled for some revision vlogs coming soon. Before that though I've filmed a chill catch-up type video just to update y'all on what's been going on since you last saw me and what's been happening in my life and all. Yay. Hoping to get that up over the next few days, then vlogs coming soon after that.
OK not really sure what to write right now. A new era is on the rise... deep stuff, deep stuff guys. For future reference I guess, this channel got to 153 subs just from making these Robert Frost videos, which is actually freaking mad. Thank you thank you THANK YOU for all your support and kind words and patience with me. I genuinely think hearing your feedback has contributed massively to my motivation to study over the past year, and my whole mindset around A Levels. I only have two months now before they're all over and I'm so excited for the next chapter! I hope everything with you is going good. If it's not, know you are unique, you are brilliant and you are powerful. See ya soon I hope xx
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Finally all the poems are over and done with, thank you!!! Bring on the new content! I'm really looking forward to seeing your channel grow x
@daizchalkx8490
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, we made it!! Woohoo thanks so much for the support xx
Omg this was the best analysis of the poem I've ever read. You sound so sweet. Love your enthusiasm, accent and everything!
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Ahhh that’s so sweet! Thank you I’m glad it helped you xx
Really enjoyed this poem the first time I heard it. It's nice the hear how others perceive it. Loved to hear your take and analysis on it. The enthusiasm made it all the better!
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! What a lovely comment 😍
you are the best so far I have seen as an analyst, excellent
This video is so helpful, and your genuine interest in the poem is perfect for motivating myself to get interested in poetry
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
That's so nice to hear I'm really happy you liked it! Have a lovely dayyy xx
Omg omg omg Daisy I will effing miss these so much!! My papers on the 15th of May right after Bio and chem. A lot of prayers my way, please!! You live long queen we adore you to death!!
@daizchalkx8490
5 жыл бұрын
Aww that is so amazing, thanks for coming along on the journey with me!! My Frost exam is on the 15th as well! We just have to work hard, trust ourselves and whatever happens we’ll both survive it. See you on the other side YOU GOT THIS!
@hassanmirza9686
5 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 HOW DID IT GO. WHAT QUESTIONS YOU GOT?
@hermionegranger4080
5 жыл бұрын
Hassan. Arent you the person from my class?😂 best of luck. (Its Haniya🌝)
My favorite poem by Frost and thanks for your complete and interesting analysis of poetries. Good job dear👍💟
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Seen Saki ahaha you’re welcome dear ❤️
You saved my end-of-years! Thank you sooooo much.🥰
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Yayyyy! Glad to hear that, well done! X
Hey Daisy, thank you very much for your analysis, it really helped me start to dig into the poem a bit.
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
No worries! Cheers for the lovely comment x
HELLO!! I was waiting for you to upload the last poem. This video helped me. Honestly, i am so scared for Lit. AND THE BLOG!! Thank you for the Henry 4 Part 2 notes(i wish you gave them earlier). You are a lifesaver!! I can't wait for your future videos!! GOOD LUCK!!!!
@daizchalkx8490
5 жыл бұрын
Oh no, what specifically are you scared about with Lit? Maybe I can help (or you know, just join you in the anguish... I think everyone taking exams is terrified at this point). Wooo I am so glad the blog helped! I have some more Henry IV notes, will post them asap. Haha alas I too wish I was more organised and posted them earlier, sorry! Thanks so much for the encouragement, love ya mate! ;)
@patriciacorraya3981
5 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 LOVE YA TOO!!!
i agree that one of the main points in the poem is the absence superiority, BUT what follows from that is that there is no point in regretting anything either. i don't think that Frost expressed regret here. he showed that since no path in life is better than the other (or at least we can't know which one is better), we can't really regret not taking the other road. it could have been better, or it could have been worse, we will never know. it is not about regretting and wishing to change your decision, but rather about not being able to see into the future and know which road would make you happier, about not being able to take both roads and choose the better one. so he is not necessarily fooling himself in thinking that the road that he has taken is better, he is just wondering whether it was better or worse. and, obviously, not being able to deicide, comes into terms with the fact that there is no way to find out. he comes to a conclusion that, whether there is a better road, it doesn't really matter, because we will never know it, so there is no point in regretting not taking the other road.
What an amazing analysis, you're the best❤ keep doing what you're doing ❤❤
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks you absolute angel! 😍
@valarmourghuis7049
3 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 I will really appreciate it if you give me your reaction about my own analysis, I just made one yesterday , you was my inspiration after all ❤
I love this poem! This was a great analysis.
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! Yass it’s such a thought-provoking poem x
excellent explanation! You literally covered all the points.. This has helped me a lot with my school project! Thank you
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome thank you for the lovely comment xx
Thank you so much! A good analysis and interpretation! sounds very nice, thank you.
@daizchalkx8490
2 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome, thanks!! 🥰
Thank you for this explanation. Please do more poetry.
You seem so nice and kind !! Thanks a lot 🥰
@daizchalkx8490
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, thanks for the lovely compliment!
Although it looks simple in text, it has profound suggestions which is a beauty. Very suggestive and brilliantly naratted
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
I agree!! Thanks very much xx
Mam coul u explain other poem ,i have alittle bit trouble?
New subscriber👋 I have to say thank u Soo much for helping people like me...u are so kind, polite and helpful Your voice=ASMR....so relaxing 😊😍 love this channel..one of my favourite...thnx again for sharing Love from Mauritius 😍
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Ahhh this comment was hidden by KZread so I've only just seen it - I'm so sorry!! Thank you so much, this comment is so lovely. Hopefully you're still a subscriber hehe and you're doing well xxx
Can i apply deconstruction theory on this poem ?
Hello,please i need a personnel opinion about this poem
you make frost 7 times more interesting ! thank you
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Aw that's so sweet! Happy to help :)
Omg you have no idea how much you have helped me. I only have 3 classes per week with my English literature tutor. And the rest I'm on my own and Ive only had 5 months to prepare for my composite! English literature papers. God. So yes your vids helped alot. Thank you
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
Omg yay I’m so happy I’ve helped you!! Good luck with it all, you’ll smash it xx
@katherinealexander4718
4 жыл бұрын
Omg thank you so much! Also can u tell me the link to your other channel?? If u have any? Id love to follow. I'm kinda a big fan now.
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
Sorry I don’t have another channel but you can follow me on instagram if you want, I’m daisychalkley on there xx
@manjultiwari4964
4 жыл бұрын
Hey the person in your profile is Jungkook????🤔🤔😍😍
These have been so helpful thanks so much
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
Woooo you’re welcome lovely x
In charge of his own decision, and that is the difference, I totally agree with your interpretation2. Thankyou!
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
No worries thanks matey!!!
Robert Frost preferred not to be framed under a literary movement like Romanticism, but this poem is more often counted as a modernist/imaginist poem!!
I have my exams tomorrow on this in my english literature midterms and i really needed an analysis of this very poem, i stumbled ont o this analysis and it's helped me a lot for writing some last minute notes for my exam, you helped so much. Thank you! I'll also let you know how my exams went tomorrow! Thank you again!
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Woohoo! That’s so great, hope you’re happy with how the exam went. I’m sure you smashed it!
@anwitadas3537
3 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 Thanks!! I actually did pretty well because of you and got a 9/10 for my RNT parts in the exam... Thank you soooo much!! I don’t think I would have been able to do my exams without this analysis.. 🥺♥️♥️
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
@@anwitadas3537 WOOOOO well done!!! Thanks so much that’s so lovely to hear! Literally my dream when making these videos that they would help people like this!
Yea..., the ending is cool 'cause he's been sarcastic saying "difference", 'cause it's impossible to know, so a brilliant ending leaves the reader scratching his or her head in awe.
Best analysis. Thank you
@daizchalkx8490
2 жыл бұрын
😍 cheers!!
Hey Daisy analyze the Wordswort,Shelley and John Keats please it's a humble request.
Why new content not coming please upload more content we are waiting.
I have a short essay about this poem you helped me so much Thank you 😍
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Woohoo you're welcome lovely!
do you have anything on shelley? x
@daizchalkx8490
5 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid not, sorry! xx
for paper 3, yk how we could either do the question that gives us the poem or the one where we compare 2 poems without the actual poem, will it always be like that because im thinking of not memorising quotes for the poems?
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
As far as I know, yeah, but I haven’t checked the syllabus since I finished my A Levels last June. I did the same thing - the question where they give you the poem is a lot easier in terms of memory! X
@TheCiel
4 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 okay thats fine, I dont think they have changed it, thank you for replying :)
Daisy do you have any winters tale videos? These videos are really helping me!! Thank you so much😃😃
@daizchalkx8490
5 жыл бұрын
Not at the moment. However I am going to be posting study tools for Winter's Tale over on my blog very soon: tmp394043596wordpresscom.wordpress.com/ Sooo happy the vids have helped you! Thanks for the support
Hey Daisy, I'm having a presentation tomorrow on this poem and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. And one information we didn't find while doing our researches is how both poems were welcomed by readers and critics. Was one poem better received than the other? etc. Do you know?
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
Hiya, I’m really sorry I’m probably too late to answer this - which doesn’t really matter as I have to say I’m not sure on this one! All I know about how the poems were received at the time is that Frost was fairly popular in his day??!! But yeah I have no idea how individual poems were received, sorry I can’t be of more help x
Good explanation ❤
Have you made an analysis on « to a waterfall » ?
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
No I'm sorry I haven't xx
I'm from france i'm in the 11th grade and this help me a lot, i have a test tomorrow thank you !!i
@daizchalkx8490
5 жыл бұрын
Yay, that's great to hear! Hope your test went well (even though it was forever ago now oops haha).
This was sooo helpful.
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
Woohoo! Xx
Will you be posting any new videos soon :)
@daizchalkx8490
5 жыл бұрын
Heyy! Honestly I’m not sure. Sorry I keep promising videos and never making them! I’m going to focus on getting all my A Level notes up onto my blog this month, then we’ll see :) thanks for your continued support lovely!
Hey ! Your analysis of poems are real helpful. I was wondering if you would branch out a bit more. I mean there are these other poems in my syllabus for my academic level exams, would really appreciate if you could cover some of them too. Sadly we only have a single frost's poem out of 10.
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks very much! Sorry mate, I won’t be making any more poetry videos - I made time for these because they were part of my own studying for A Levels, but they are really time consuming to make and i can’t really justify putting that much time in anymore alongside uni work. Hope you understand, best of luck with your exams xx
Hey! Are you going to do more poems like this? I have some that I am struggling with and would like to ask for couple if you are open to it. Love your content
@daizchalkx8490
2 жыл бұрын
Hey! Thanks for the lovely comment. I'm really sorry I won't be doing any more analyses - these were part of my A Level study and I don't really have time anymore to do more. Good luck with them though xx
Have you considered making an analysis video on Small Island?
@djs9931
3 жыл бұрын
Yes we need an interpretation of small island!
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Ahh I love that book!! I'm not gonna make a video on it I'm afraid, it's been too long since I've studied it haha. I have some notes on me blog though if that's any help: tmp394043596wordpresscom.wordpress.com/category/literature-in-english/small-island/ xx
@djs9931
3 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 full of good quotations
That’s helpful ♥️ I have exam tomorrow and this is great explanation 💕 thanks
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad! I'm sure you slaaayed the exam xx
Outstanding!
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Yay! Thank you x
helped me so so so much
You taught very well. Thanks
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
Woooo thank you sm xx
Isn't this poem, like most other great poetry, a sort of Rorschach test using words instead of ink blots? Your analysis is excellent, and there are of course others., and each would, I suppose, be reflective of who each of the analysts is...their nature and nurture...their psychology. Without Frost to enlighten us himself as to all he meant to convey, how can we know which is right (what he intended), or would Frost perhaps be happy to admit and accept that there are valid interpretations of his poem which he never even intended for us to make? Roads not taken that could have been taken?
Good luckk for your paper. HOPE U ACE IT
@daizchalkx8490
5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU ❤️❤️❤️ you too!!
Love you girl!
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Awwww love ya too!!
You nailed it!
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
I need help in Whitman's poems: 'give me the splendid silent sun' and 'there was a child went forth' If you've time please!
@daizchalkx8490
5 жыл бұрын
Sorry I don't think I have time :( But you got this!
Heyy plzzzz make an explanation of the play "progress" by St. John Green ervine
@daizchalkx8490
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, sorry I'm not making analysis videos anymore :( I've never heard of that play is it good? Xx
@Maryam-kc8iy
2 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 yeah ...its about a women who lost her son in the war. Her brother is an artillery engineer and had just invented a weapon. He wanted to show that weapon to her sister. He told her that he wanted money and fame. He would sell those weapons to the government. But her sister was not of that view. Because she had lost son recently due to war, she wanted peace.. and the story revolves around this concept....
It's about regret, and Frost's British friend who was a bit of a coward.
But how could he tell that both the roads were equal? He never travelled on the other road. Please explain.
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
I think it just means they both looked equal from where he was standing - he didn't know what either of them would become further along the road. I hope that makes sense, sorry for the huge delay in replying x
@aakashs30mki
3 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 There is no need to be sorry. I think this poem has no fixed interpretation. It is up to us what we make of it. Bdw really appreciate your effort here. Thank you !
Can you interpret popular songs?
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha what a sick idea!
Hi I love your vids will you make a how to write an essay and structure general video one day?
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I probably won’t sorry, I’m not really uploading on here anymore x
Help a lot!! thank you~
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome!! Xx
Think you can do dover beach?
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
Sorry mate I’m not uploading on here at the moment x
@simarsingh2983
4 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 okay no problem
Amazing videos of yours...I would like you to post videos related to Wallace Stevens poems as well
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Sorry but I’m not making poem videos anymore :(
@selishmdas36
4 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 its ok...no problem
The sound of the video is very low,,,is it only low to me or really it is?
@daizchalkx8490
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry it is quite low volume, try headphones xx
OML you are so smart! Like wowww
@daizchalkx8490
5 жыл бұрын
Haha I don’t come up with it all by myself - most of the points are things I found online. But thank you!
Tell me how it went, I'm rooting for you!!! 💜
@daizchalkx8490
5 жыл бұрын
Awww thank you! Went pretty well I think. I'm gonna post some kind of update on here soon updating you guys on everything that went down with my A Levels (which are over now WOOO).
John Ward actually did a great video essay about this poem on KZread with video interviews from Robert Frost where he explains that he had a friend who, no matter what decisions he made he always regretted it and wished he'd made the other. He explained how he and his friend got into a serious fight with his neighbor, setting his friend on a path to go against his normal instincts and volunteer to enter the war, where he died within 2 months. Frost then goes on to discuss the dangers of socialism. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mH9srJhtf9Wbhag.html
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Kristen K what a cool resource thank you! X
@well-dressed-bird
3 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 check it out sometime: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mH9srJhtf9Wbhag.html
Please analyze Walt Whitman poems 🙏.
When you wrote the poem just for fun to tease your friend, but everyone took that seriously 💀 _ _ Anyway, this is interesting
I thought it was clear and unambiguous. Now I'm flustered. I'm questioning everything, maybe there wasn't even a choice but predeterminism at play. 🤣
@daizchalkx8490
Жыл бұрын
Aw hahaha
Thanks, Girl.
@daizchalkx8490
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome gal!
last minute studying for paper 3.
@daizchalkx8490
5 жыл бұрын
That's what I like to hear! :D Hope it went OK.
@fan8432
5 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 lol I failed the exam. thanks anyway you definitely helped me a lot more than my teacher did
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
Aw tough luck! I was gonna make a Robert Frost pun reference about you “taking a different road” but I’ll save you the cringe haha. Well done anyway, you should still be proud of yourself. And you’re welcome, I’m glad it helped! x
damn.
@gabe_valera
4 жыл бұрын
By: Kendrick Lamar
@Bagel0116
4 жыл бұрын
Gabe V Very Poetic
@AdrianGonzalez-db6ii
4 жыл бұрын
What did the fish say when it hit the wall?
@daizchalkx8490
4 жыл бұрын
DAMN
@gabe_valera
4 жыл бұрын
Adrian Gonzalez i shall be telling this with a sigh
Without an understanding of Frost's friendship with Thomas you will never understand this poem. Look at the letters Frost and Thomas exchanged about this poem and it will help you understand. And remember the title. The road NOT taken. This makes all the difference.
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
It does indeed
6:01
@daizchalkx8490
2 жыл бұрын
hahahahaha
Hello!! How are you?
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Hello!!!! I'm so sorry I haven't replied to this in so long. I'm good thank you! Just been looking at the channel and I'm blown away by how many people I've reached :O I will always remember you as one of the first though hehe. How are you lovely? xx
@patriciacorraya3981
3 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 Covid is screwing over my mental health but i am fine. I will remember you always as the person who saved my grade. Thank you so much for opening this channel!! How is uni life going?
@daizchalkx8490
3 жыл бұрын
Patricia Corraya aw i’m sorry to hear that, I hope you feel better soon. I haven’t been at uni properly since february because of covid of course, but I’m finally going back there next week to start second year (!!) and I’m really excited for that xxx
@patriciacorraya3981
3 жыл бұрын
@@daizchalkx8490 Good luck 💖💖💖
I am From Bangladesh
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@darkapparition1523
2 жыл бұрын
no
@jagvikaul5507
2 жыл бұрын
@@darkapparition1523 ?....
@darkapparition1523
2 жыл бұрын
@@jagvikaul5507 no
So many JU students in the comments 😭
I have a test about this poem
@daizchalkx8490
2 жыл бұрын
Good luck!
Idc