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; 5

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, 10 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. 15

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. 20 ROBERT.FROST.


 * __ASSIGNMENT-__**
 * ** What meaning is conveyed in the poem? **
 * ** When did Frost write the poem? **
 * ** Write a commentary on the poem. **


 * Answer 1: **
 * A Road not Taken refers to the journey of life at a metaphoric level. It familiarizes us with the difficult crossroads that we all face while making decisions. Frost’s poem brings into light the fact that one does not have the liberty to choose all the possible options. Thus, however tough they seem, decisions are inevitable. While taking decisions, most people weigh in the fact that taking the //road most travelled// is safer as there are fewer mysteries to it. It creates a more comfortable zone. Yet, there are those, like Frost, who courageously opt for the less chosen ones and, thus, create a difference between themselves and the others. **


 * What makes some decisions so difficult to take is that they seem equally beneficial. Through his poem, Frost explains how he finally decided to choose one, leaving the other for another day. He also foreshadows that sometime in the far off future he’ll look back upon his decision and celebrate at its having made all the difference. He throws light upon the fact that we all dream of taking a look at the other option, but, a decision once made, takes us on to others. This rarely gives us an opportunity to look back. **


 * Answer 2: **
 * Robert Frost wrote this poem in 1915 approximately and it was published for the first time in 1916. The central idea of the poem is based on his decisions in life. He had written poems all his life and had been unable to publish a single book till the age of 40. He made a momentous decision to sell his farm and properties to move to move to London where he believed to get a better chance with the publishers than in Derry, where he owned property. **

** What meaning is conveyed in the poem? ** The specific poem, //The Road Not Taken// by Robert Frost is the first person narrative, which dramatizes a traveler needs to decide which way to go to continue his journey. From the title and the first two words in the first line-//Two roads//, I could find it may portray the way one person makes a decision in different situations. In the poem, Frost conveys traveler has to take the one road only and it makes all the difference. It seems like guideline in making a decision. But, in the end of the poem, the traveller regrets leaves the possibilities of the road not chosen behind. He realizes he probably won't pass this way again.

** When did Frost write the poem? ** Robert Frost published this thought provoking poem in 1916 in his collection Mountain Interval. Robert Frost said, “One stanza of 'The Road Not Taken' was written while I was sitting on a sofa in the middle of England: Was found three or four years later, and I couldn't bear not to finish it. I wasn't thinking about myself there, but about a friend who had gone off to war, a person who, whichever road he went, would be sorry he didn't go the other. He was hard on himself that way.” This shows the motif of his poem.

**What meaning is conveyed in the poem? ** This poem, the road not taken by Robert Frost seemed to convey about thechoosing and determining. The poet faced the situation to choose one waybetween two ways. And poet chose the way which was less travelled by otherpeople. I think that is tougher way than the other way. So the poem is aboutthe decision in our life as poet, Robert did.

**When didFrost write the poem? ** It was written in 1915 and published in 1916 in his collection MountainInterval. As I wrote above, I think Frost wrote it when he had to choosesomething that was not able to do both in his life. Even he did not know whichis better to choose.

 ROBERT FROST  had to make an important decision in his middle years at the age of 37. He was not well of and was not famous he had to sell his all property and take the decision of going to America to become famous. When he was abort the ship he had written this pome Road not taken. At the age of 75 he had reserved an award from the American government. The road not taken is decision making poem as the writer has shown the true picture of every one’s life that they have taken decision on every step and is confused.
 * **When did Frost write the poem? **
 * **What meaning is conveyed in the poem? **

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