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The speaker is unsure of which path to take. The first is the uncertainty that comes from facing in a dilemma.The poem reveals two types of uncertainty in the poem.He decided to stand by his decision to do something different.

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He chose this knowing full well he won’t be able to go back to the first path.

The speaker decides to take the ‘road less travelled’ that is, he did not take the first and obvious choice, instead he chose the second path.

The poem strongly emphasises on individual thought.

The fork in the road or the two paths is symbolic of life and of the options that are thrown at us in life and how we make decisions.

The two paths are equally appealing to the speaker, but he chooses to weigh his options well before reaching a decision.

The fork in the road is a metaphor for the choices one makes in life.

He will think about how he took the ‘road less travelled’ and how this decision has shaped his life.

He says that in his old age, he will remember the two roads in the woods.

However, he is aware that he might never return to the road.He decides to come back and travel by the first road.Both roads hadn’t yet been used by travellers.He thinks back on both the roads and the leaves which lay on the roads.However, after travelling for a while on this path, he realises it has had been fairly used as well.He thinks that it has been less used by travellers.He tries to see where the first road goes but finds it difficult because the forest is quite dense.He says both paths looked inviting but he must choose one.The speaker comes across a fork while walking in the road in a ‘yellow wood’ in the autumn.Speaker Chooses the Road Less Travelled.He thinks it would have been more rewarding if he had chosen another profession.īroadly, ‘ The Road Not Taken’ can be divided into: As a matter of fact, the poet is perhaps not happy with his choice of becoming a poet. He thinks that if he had taken the other road, it would have been more fruitful. The poet after travelling a long distance realises that he has not made right choice by choosing the less travelled road. The poet takes the second road and hopes that he would take the first road some other day although he is not sure whether he would ever come back. One road looks frequently travelled and the other one looks less travelled and grassy. In the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’, the poet stands at a junction of two roads and is in a dilemma which road he should choose. SUMMARY (Poem Outline): The Road Not Taken 7.6 Rhyme Scheme POEM: The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,ĭiverge-extend in different directions from a common point Wood-forest Traveller-a person who travels Undergrowth- the growth of small plants beneath the large trees Fair-nice Claim-demand, tell or ask as a right to have or own Better Claim - showing that it is comparatively better Grassy-full of grass Wanted wear-had not been used and needed to be affected by use Though-in spite of something Lay-placed horizontally Trodden-walked over Know-to have information Doubt-uncertainty Age-a very long time hence-here it means in the future Difference-a point or way in which people or things are not same.

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