sumary of road not taken class9th
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The poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost is a personal account by the poet where he
describes choices in life in comparison to his personal experience while traveling.
The poem is set in a yellow autumn forest at a junction where the two roads diverged. While
traveling alone through the woods, the poet comes across this junction where he had to
decide which path he needs to take for himself. The poet indicates that on the road of life one
comes across equally appealing choices but one must choose the better option for himself or
herself. The poet shows his regret as he was unable to travel on both the paths.
He stayed there for long and examined both the paths thoroughly. He eyes one till the far
end where it meets the undergrowth but was unable to see where it would lead him. He then
saw the other road which was rather grassy and not worn out as much. The poet was in a
dilemma but he resolves it by choosing the 'grassy one' as it was less frequented by travellers
and 'wanted wear'. This shows that the poet was not the one who blindly followed the
masses. He concludes that both the paths have an equally strong claim and were worn out
about the same.
But he decided to take the second path, which he had found appealing earlier. He pacifies
himself by saying that he will travel the first road some other day and has just saved it for
future. Later on , he realizes that just like in life where one situation or stage leads to the
other, the same way these woodland paths would also lead from one to the other. He
realizes that he will never travel that path again and thus, would not be able to take the first
path.
In years to come, the poet says, he will be telling others about the choice he made. While
doing so, he will sigh in either relief or regret for having made the right or the wrong choice.
Either way, the poet is assertive that the choice will make a significant impact on his life.
Thus, the poet asserts on the basic problems of human life. There are different alternatives,and a man has to decide only one of the options. The two roads here are symbolic of the
ambiguity one faces while making a decision in life. Thus, decisions are like steps which we
take, we can only look back and ruminate on the consequences . We can not go back and
start all over again.
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SUMMARY OF "The road not taken"
The poem "Road not taken" by Robert Frost presents a simple situation. One day the poet, travelling all alone reaches a point where the road forks into two.
He faces a dilemma as to which road to take. He was unable to decide and stands there for long. Then he decides to choose the path which seems to be less travelled. He feels it will make all the differences to his future life. He decides to save the other path for another day, though he knew that he will not get the chance to go back to it.
Later he might wish that he had taken other path. The feeling in his mind is that of sorrow and sadness.
The poet feels that day after ages from now he would be telling about his decision with a sigh. He would tell how he took the less frequented road and that has made all the differences in his life.
