Key Info
Title: The Road Not Taken
Poet: Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Written: 1915 in England
Themes
Choices and Uncertainty
Symbol: Diverging Roads symbolizes life’s many choices.
Summary
At the beginning of the poem, it is said that a man is standing in the forest. There are two diverging roads in front of him. That is, he is standing at the intersection of two roads. He is thinking about which way to go. He tries to see a road as far as the eye can see. Both roads seem the same to him and he starts walking along one road. After a while, he feels that he may have chosen the wrong path and his life has changed a lot for choosing this path. He may never know what the other road would provide him in the journey of life. He decides to walk that road in the future.
This poem basically symbolizes our different options in life. The decisions we make affect our lives.
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