Will it be fruitful for him? It happens exactly in our lives where we are in a fix among our so many choices and we decide them on so many parameters. Before choosing, he wanted to know how it was. He stood there for a long looking as far as he could deciding which path to follow. The poet was standing before the rerouting of the two roads in the forest full of droopy yellow leaves of the autumn season and he was sorry because he could not travel with them. Stanza 1 Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth One bad decision would make us remorseful our whole life and we cannot start afresh. It symbolizes our life and feelings and gives an important message to make a choice that will leave an impact on our future, our destination. It is a beautiful poem about a journey where the poet met at a junction and was left in a state of doubt, about which road to follow. The road not taken is a poem focussing on the dilemma of every individual’s life about making choices. He believes a small indomitable step will make a great difference. It seems he wants to express doubt while making revolutionary decisions. In the end, he made a choice by following the less traveled one and kept the other road for someday. He himself was in a state of dilemma as to which path to follow. His poems bring delight and even focus on wisdom. He was considered “the voice of America”. Robert lee frost (1874-1963) is an American poet, born in the USA. The Road Not Taken: Poet’s Introduction.
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