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A classic poem about choosing the path less traveled and its consequences. Read the full text, analysis, and poem guide of The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.
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Again, however, Frost refuses to allow the title to have a...
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The poem's speaker tells us he "shall be telling", at some point in the future, of how he took the road less traveled … yet he has already admitted that the two paths "equally lay / In leaves" and "the passing there / Had worn them really about the same." So the road he will later call less traveled is actually the road equally traveled.
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A classic poem about choosing between two paths in life and the consequences of that choice. Read the full text, listen to the audio, and learn more about the poet and his work.
- “The Road Not Taken” Summary.
- “The Road Not Taken” Themes. Choices and Uncertainty. See where this theme is active in the poem. Individualism and Nonconformity.
- Line-by-Line Explanation & Analysis of “The Road Not Taken” Lines 1-3. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both. And be one traveler,
- “The Road Not Taken” Symbols. Diverging Roads. See where this symbol appears in the poem. The Road Less Traveled.
The popular belief is that Frost meant for this poem to be about hope, success, and defying the odds by choosing a path well, “less traveled by.” On the other hand, if the poem is reviewed, it is quite obvious that it has fairly the opposite connotation .
A classic poem about choosing the path less traveled and its consequences. Read the full text, analysis and context of this famous poem by Robert Frost.
