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Read the full text of the famous poem by Robert Frost, who chose the road less traveled and made all the difference. Learn about the poem's meaning, context, and analysis with a poem guide.
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Read the full text and listen to the audio of Frost's famous poem about choosing between two roads in a wood. Learn about the poem's themes, symbols, and influences.
"The Road Not Taken" is a narrative poem by Robert Frost, first published in the August 1915 issue of the Atlantic Monthly, and later published as the first poem in the 1916 poetry collection, Mountain Interval. Its central theme is the divergence of paths, both literally and figuratively, although its interpretation is noted for being complex ...
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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.
Learn about the background, themes, and poetic devices of Frost's famous poem, written as a joke for his friend who decided to join World War I. Explore the contrast between the two roads, the speaker's regret, and the irony of the poem's title.
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Why did Robert Frost choose the road “less traveled”? Robert Frost’s speaker chose the road less traveled as he had to make a decision. Otherwise, he would get stuck at that place forever. So, for the sake of continuing the journey of life, he took the other road, less traveled. He might do better that way, or it could prove futile.
