The Road Not Taken - A poem by Robert Frost

Robert Frost - The Road Not Taken

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.

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Poet: Robert Frost Poem: 1. The Road Not Taken Volume: Mountain Interval Year: Published/Written in 1916 Comment 541 of 541, added on May 8th, 2008 at 9:42 AM. Robert FROST really giving some information form his poem i found some lesson from his poem if you dont know where the way go then the way can lead you where it go really i like. Im new reader of this side im from MOUNT COUNTRY NEPAL ILOVE POEM ruprasik from Nepal Comment 540 of 541, added on April 21st, 2008 at 1:15 PM. Robert Frost explains how he follows the path which is less traveled and creates his own future. Using both imagery and abstract ideas, Frost emphasizes on how he only has myself to rely on to succeed in his dreams. Friends were not a major priority to him, his main priorities were only his parents and his wife, Elinor Miriam White. Austin Dims from United States Comment 539 of 541, added on April 21st, 2008 at 11:53 AM. In life we have many decision to make, and ofcourse our decisions affect our future. in this poem Robert Frost uses imagery and places two roads in front of a traveler, showing that in life we will have to make choices.In this poem one of the choices was easier than the other and thats what happens in life some times it looks so easy just to take the easy way but in the end the harder way pays off two manny from Bulgaria More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, The Road Not Taken, has received 541 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Robert Frost with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Robert Frost Poem: 1. The Road Not Taken Volume: Mountain Interval Year: Published/Written in 1916 Last read: May 10 2008, 5:56AM Viewed 273659 times. Added on April 21st, 2008 at 11:53 AM.

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