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The poem rhymes: abaab – this is a lyrical, traditional poem unlike others in the anthologyĥ sees both choices as having equal merit – pros and cons
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Frost regrets that he ‘could not travel both’ but, just as life’s decisions are irreversible, the path he chooses leads on to further paths.Ĥ The ‘two roads’ represent a choice in life – this is a metaphor as the paths should not be seen literally ‘diverged’ – means split or divided he regrets not being able to make both choices - as ‘one traveller’ we cannot do this 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 represents the thought process needed to make the choice. The second, the one Frost chooses, is more risky and unknown. The first symbolises a safe, easy choice which others often take. One way is well-trodden and the other is fresh with grass. To illustrate these choices, Frost uses a metaphor of a forked path in a wood. 1 The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost (pg 28)Ģ The Road Not Taken Robert Frost’s ‘The Road Not Taken’ is a poem about the choices faced in life.