Formalism is all about looking at how a story or poem is put together, like its structure, language, and form.

In
"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost, the poem is made up of four parts, each with a specific rhyme pattern
(ABAAB), which gives it a nice rhythm. Frost uses simple but powerful words, like "yellow wood" and "grassy
and wanted wear," to help us picture the scene and understand the speaker's thoughts about making choices.

In the poem "The Road Not Taken," the speaker is stuck between two paths in the woods, trying to decide
which one to take. You can tell because he talks about seeing two roads in front of him, feeling unsure about
which to choose. This poem is like a song where the poet shares their feelings. You can sense the confusion
and uncertainty in the speaker's tone as he tries to make up his mind about which path to take.

Other things, like the pictures painted with words, symbols, exaggeration, sound, and how the poem is divided
into sections, all add meaning to the poem. The pictures in this poem are clear and mostly things you can see,
like the mention of a "yellow wood" and a "grassy" path. These are examples of concrete images that help us
imagine what's happening.

"The Road Not Taken" symbolizes making choices in life. At first, it seems like the speaker is just talking about
which path to walk on, but by the end, you realize it's about more than that. The speaker believes that the
choice he makes will shape his future. So, the path represents any big decision in life that could change things.
The poem also repeats certain phrases and exaggerates to show how important the choice feels to the
speaker.

Robert Frost plays with different sounds in this poem to highlight certain parts. He uses things like repeated
consonant sounds (alliteration) and repeated vowel sounds (assonance). For example, you can hear the "r," "t,"
and "s" sounds repeating throughout the poem, which makes it sound a bit rough. And words with the same "u"
or "o" sounds emphasize the speaker's struggle with choosing one path over the other.