Use this informal outline to organize your essay. If you plan to have more than three body paragraphs in your essay, continue on another sheet of paper. Pattern of organization I will use Least important to most important Title of my essay The road not taken What I want to include in my introduction Thesis statement The theme of this poem is in life when picking which path to go down, choosing the harder path will make your life more meaningful. Thematic evidence I want to include in my first body paragraph The speaker is not identified by gender or age because the speaker could be anyone. Essentially, the poem is about how it is human nature to want our lives to have meaning and purpose. Thematic evidence I want to include in my second body paragraph The meter in this poem is an iambic tetrameter, a metrical scheme that presents four beats to the line. This meter gives the poem a sense of propulsion and forward movement, fitting for a poem about a traveler. The rhyme scheme in each of the four stanzas is ABAAB. Thematic evidence I want to include in my third body paragraph The whole poem is a metaphor about life. What I want to say in my conclusion Just because not everyone wants to take the harder path doesn’t mean you shouldn’t because it can make all the difference.