It was because the people did not walk over it. He states that both the roads were filled with leaves and had not turned black. He recalls the paths as he saw them in the morning. However, as he moved on, he understood that the two roads were worn out equally. According to the speaker, this path was more appealing and had a better claim. He had to try hard to see through the road as it was bending, and the trees were blocking the view.Īfter a certain amount of contemplation, the speaker chooses the grassy path that is less worn out. So, the speaker stood staring at the road for a long time and tried to see where the paths lead. The speaker feels sorry as he cannot travel two roads simultaneously and has to choose one among the two roads. At some point in his walk, he sees a road diverging into two. The poetic persona is walking through the woods, whose leaves have turned yellow and began to fall. The Road Not TakenĪnd that has made all the difference. The poem subtly delights as well as indulges the reader in an inquiry. Similarly, “The Road not Taken” has blended images from life and nature to explain a person’s dilemma when they have to take a crucial turn in his/her life. Most of the poems written by Robert Frost reflect social and philosophical themes such as individualism, nature, isolation, morality, the quest for self-knowledge, and everyday struggles. The poem compares a person’s life choices with two diverging roads in the woods and explains how choosing the road less traveled makes a difference. His poem “The Road not Taken,” published in 1916, is one of his masterpieces, and it describes the nature of choices one makes in life. Robert Frost was a 20th-century American poet who was well-known for his realistic portrayal of nature and country life.
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