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from the last stanza of The Road Not Taken pick the word which means ‘from now’

Answer 1

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In "The Road Not Taken," what is the meaning of the last stanza?

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The last stanza is much debated but there are a few clues as to its meaning. Firstly, the narrator tell us with a 'sigh' which seems to indicate regret. We know that the narrator is now speaking a long time later as he refers to the choice of path he made as being in the past. "

"I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:"

This gives the reader a sense of the future. The narrator seems to indicate that he chose the less traveled road and that, that one choice in his life had made all the difference.

Answer 2

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In "The Road Not Taken," the message of the poem is about life's choices. The speaker is confronted with two roads. He debates his choices. He tries to figure out which road to take.