The Road Not Taken is a poem written by Robert Frost. Frost writes this poem to explain what every individual has to face in life, which is making decisions.

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                                Road Not Taken Analysis

The Road Not Taken is a poem written by Robert Frost.  Frost writes this poem to explain what every individual has to face in life, which is making decisions.  This poem states the difficulties people often face between two courses that look alike.  We should always make choices that are beneficial and convenient to us, but Frost did something that not many people would do, which is to take the road that was less traveled by the people.  Frost uses literary devices such as irony, symbolism, and imagery into his poem to demonstrate that making choices is what everybody should think of before acting.

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The first paragraph has metaphors and symbolizes the choice between two of life’s many options.  “And sorry I could not travel both” tells the reader that Frost expresses his melancholy that he could not travel both roads.  Frost then states that he tries inspect each of the roads carefully, but couldn’t because the path *bends* in the undergrowth.  Frost is curious and wants to know more about the two paths that is awaiting ahead of him.

Frost then explains the two roads that he had encountered.  Lines 6 to 8 says that the second path was considered more attractive to ...

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