Question

Discuss how the poem, ‘The Road Not Taken’, confuses the reader on the first reading.​

Answer 1

Answer:

In "The Road Not Taken," one path differs from the other in being slightly less worn, meaning that fewer people travel on it. Symbolically, this road represents the unorthodox path through life. The speaker takes this path and does not regret it

Answer 2

In the poem, the individual arrives at a critical juncture in his life, arriving at crossroads at last near “a yellow wood.” As per him, the paths are equally well-traversed and yield anonymous outcomes. The individual comforts with a thought about returning, be if his path is unsuitable for him, yet in hindsight, he’s aware of the futility of such thought. Since his current path will bring upon separate paths in itself, disallowing any consequent reversal. The individual concludes on a melancholic note of how different circumstances and outcomes would have been, had it been the “other” path.