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This shows that even the littlest choices prelude to future decisions. Robert states, “Two Roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference.”. The best decisions are made by looking past physical traits, but by digging deeper into the outcome in life.Īs said before, the symbolism in The Road Not Taken contributes to the importance of making decisions and its effect on life by using a traveler who comes across two paths in the woods. This helps the reader understand why the traveler was so adamant about taking his time to review both paths. It never mentioned how many travelers completed both paths as opposed to turning back before they saw what the better path had in store for them. Just because both paths had been “passed really about the same” doesn’t mean that they were both equally challenging. Both decisions might have seemed identical, but there’s always one path that is favorable for prosperity. Similarly, in life not everything is clear, it’s tempting to make hasty decisions as opposed to contemplative ones. The traveler had to leave things up to his conscious and just hope that the decision he made wouldn’t be regretted. With this information the reader can conclude that that decision making isn’t always cut and dry. This helps explain how both paths were physically indistinguishable.

“Because it was grassy and wanted wear, In leaves no step had trodden black, Though as for that the passing there had worn them really about the same”. The imagery in The Road Not Taken contributes to the importance of making decisions and its effect on life because without the vivid forest description used it wouldn’t make sense why choosing a path was so hard. The Road Not Taken, Robert’s use of imagery, symbolism, and extended metaphors show the importance of making decisions and it’s lasting effect. Thus, the decisions we make should be thoroughly thought out like the traveler even though the road less taken isn’t an easy road, although it’s the most beneficial road.

This poem helps the reader grasp how every decision matters and once the decision is made there’s no turning back.

Similarly, in life decisions must be made, no matter how hard the fork in the road seems. This leaves the traveler torn, but he knows that ultimately the decision has to be made. The traveler knows that there is an important decision to make, thus he tries to compare both paths, but ultimately realizes that they’re physically equal. The traveler is now faced with the decision of which path to take. During his journey through the woods, he comes across a fork in the road. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is a poem about a traveler in the woods on a beautiful autumn day.

The last line is ambiguous: is he rationalizing or is he being ironic.Most people have heard at least once in their life that hard choice is the right choice and this seems to be the case for the traveler.

He lies by saying he “took the one less traveled by” (19).

He knows he makes the wrong choice and sighs (16-17).

He chooses the second path, yearning to take the first another day, but deep down inside knowing he won’t (13-15).

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The first path is full of undergrowth the second is grassy (5,8).

He can only see so far down the first path and took the other (4-5).

Both paths are appealing to the poem’s speaker (2).

The poem uses the well known metaphor of a path being compared to life, and a divergent path representing a choice.

Of all Robert Frost poems, none are more famous than “The Road Not Taken.” My analysis of it leads to the following observations and queries. Just print, make copies, and accept accolades from colleagues and students. These units are teacher ready and student ready. Imagine having 11 complete poetry units with handouts and lesson plans completed.