My Poem

The poem I chose for Poetry Out Loud is "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. I had already known of this poem before we started choosing, because I used it for an assignment in a poetry book I made last year. I knew that I really liked it, understood the meaning, and was able to relate to it. "The Road Not Taken" is literally about a traveler coming to two forks in a road, and choosing the one that less people had choosed. The deeper meaning is that sometimes in life you need to make a choice. You can choose the choice that all of your friends and family choose and be a follower. Or, you can make the other choice, and start your own path.

At the end of the poem it says that he chose the one less traveled by and how that made all the difference. This is talking about how choosing whatever the choice is you are making, the choice less chosen, that will make all the difference in your life, and could change the path your life is traveling. A way I can relate to choosing between two things in the same situation would be choosing to take drama or choir as my second elective. I could have taken choir with most of my friends, stuck with what I did in middle school. Except I enjoy acting more and I knew that, so I chose drama, which only a few other people I knew chose and in movies is typically the "nerdy" class. I am so, so glad that I chose drama. It has made a difference already with after school activites(like choosing to do the spring musical), and the new friends I have made.
To convey the meaning of my poem when I present it, there are different things I will do. I will pause when a dramatic affect is needed, such as deciding on which choice to make in the beginning. I will use happy facials when talking about the path I chose to show that I am happy with it. I will use hand-gestures when needed. I will also show content with my face and body posture when I read the last sentence of the poem. I feel like using these methods will help me best show the meaning of my poem to the audience.