THE ROAD NOT TAKEN By Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler,
long I stood And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
Analysis of the poem
The poem "The Road Not Taken" is about a time in our lives when we must
make a decision when we must choose between two options. When making a
decision, there is a taste of gaining and a sense of losing - you gain the benefits of
your choice but lose what you could have gained if you had chosen the other
option. It tells us to be cautious when making life decisions. When making
decisions, one should be very wise and cautious because our decisions shape our
future. Furthermore, once we make a decision, it is extremely difficult to change
our choices and begin again. One bad decision can cause us to regret it for the
rest of our lives. All of this is dependent on the decisions we make today. The
traveler begins the poem by telling us about how he once stood between two
diverging roads, trying to decide which road to take to continue his journey. To
avoid making a blunder, the traveler deliberated for a long time and even attempted
to follow one of the roads to see where it led. However, due to the road's bend and
the view being blocked by bushes and trees growing on its side, this proved
impossible. Each road is a metaphor. The roads represent new ways of life,
decisions to be made, and future possibilities and opportunities. The undergrowth
represents the obstacles and difficulties of daily life that trip us up and divert our
attention away from our goal.