The edition that I read had some commentary, which sometimes enabled me to see Frost's poems from another perspective. All in all, my favorites remain the same, but now I feel better for having read more of his body of work. He is truly one of America's most-beloved poets, and with good reason. ( )

I feel bad for saying this, but besides "The Road Not Taken". I really only liked two more of Robert Frost's poems. I ended up giving this 3.5 stars and rounded up to two on Goodreads.

Poems have never been my thing anyway so I am not that surprised that none of them really moved me besides that one and two others.

I think what got me is that most of the poems rhythm and meter seemed off because of the way that the sentences were written with commas and periods.

For example from In The Home Stretch:

Never was I beladied so before.
Would evidence of having been called lady
More than so many times make me a lady
In common law, I wonder.

There were a lot of instances that I thought I had the meter down in one sentence, but would find that I was totally off by the time I got to the second and third sentence.

Also the illustrated version of this was really not worth it. The pictures were just pictures of trees, roads, and were referring to the first poem, The Road Not Taken. I would probably have rated this higher if there had been additional pictures referencing the other poems.

The other two poems that I liked were, "Hyla Broo"k and "Bond and Free". "Hyla Brook" made me think of summer days playing in the creeks near my home. "Bond and Free" made me think of dusk and waiting for the stars to come out at night. ( )

Didn't know "Nothing Gold.." was written by Frost.

A good bathroom read. Definitely late 19th early century references but I'm old enough to sense their reality and truth. A reflective time that contrasts to todays high speed data influx.

Who ponders a field these days unless its for building or paving? ( )

Summary: two roads lay before a traveler. The one wanting wear is the one traveled and it made all the differences

Reflect: I remember having this read to my classmates and I several times and my teacher wanting us to think crucially as to why the writer chose the road less travelled.

Extension: this is a great way to start the children to think in the morning. My teacher had us do this the beginning of class and it was a great challenge that helped us focus in the class. ( )

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is a narrative poem about a man that is faced with two roads and a decision of which one to take. The poem symbolizes the fact that in life there is always two choices and not to only choose the choice that everyone else does. It is about individuality and being okay with being yourself.

I really like this poem. I agree that in life we should not worry about what others are doing and keep our individuality. Not to always take the easier road when you are faced with a decision.

I think this is a good poem to have the children memorize and recite. ( )