The Road Not Taken - R. Frost
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In his poem "The Road Not Taken" Frost's theme is about how the choices one makes affect life. When we come to a fork in the road, a decision needs to be made. Both paths are different and choosing the right one – if there is a right one – will depend on where we have been. Each choi ....
Middle of paper
.... considering his options.
In the first stanza, the emphasis is on the road that was not traveled. The persona wants to travel both roads, but he cannot ”and be one traveler.” There is a strong sense of wonder before the choice is made because he knows that in one lifetime he cannot travel down every road. And that at this point in time one of the roads must be chosen.
After the choice of roads is described and considered, Frost writes "Oh, I kept the first for another day ....
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