1. RESEARCH JOURNAL

2. BIBLIOGRAPHIC ENTRY MLA FORMAT AUTHOR TITLE PUBLISHER CITY
YEAR OF PUBLICATION
PAGES

3. QUOTES 3 QUOTES 3-7 WORDS LONG FOLLOW WITH MLA CITATION
(Frost 189)
FIND MEANINGFUL PHRASES
PUT IT IN QUOTATION MARKS !!!

4. SUMMARY 1 PARAGRAPH 5 SENTENCES NO ANALYSIS NO INTERPRETATION
JUST PUT THE POEM IN YOUR OWN WORDS

5. ANALYSIS 1 PARAGRAPH DO NOT USE: 5 SENTENCES
WHAT YOU THINK THIS POEM MEANS
ANY ANALYSIS/INTERPRETATION
MUST INCLUDE ONE LITERARY DEVICE
DO NOT USE:
GOOD/BAD/LIKE

6. EXAMPLE
Frost, Robert, “The Road Not Taken” Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ pp
“both that morning equally lay” (Frost 189)
“way leads on to way” (Frost 189)
“that has made all the difference” (Frost 189)

7. The narrator is walking along a road
The narrator is walking along a road. The road reaches a point where it splits into two roads. One road is more popular than the other. The narrator looks at each road and chooses the one that is less popular. The narrator thinks this is an important decision.

8. This poem is very meaningful to me because I too have chosen the less popular option. When Frost speaks of the road he is using figurative language to refer to life’s journey. When the road splits he has to make a decision about the direction of his life. Although one path is more popular than the other he follows his heart. I think there is a lot for people to learn from this poem: following your instincts is often the best decision.