Summary of the poem the road not taken
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Have you ever found yourself caught between a rock and a hard place, trying to make a difficult decision? Maybe you've had to choose between two equally desirable things, like following a career path to become an astronaut or a doctor. You may have considered the different paths of study or activity each choice would lead you down. We've all been faced with challenging decisions in our lives, and sometimes the difficulty of making those decisions arises from the fear of not knowing if what we choose is right, or what will happen as a result of our choice.
Well, the famous American poet, Robert Frost, once wrote a poem that describes this feeling exactly. 'The Road Not Taken', first published in 1916, is perhaps Frost's most famous poem. The final lines in particular, 'Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference', are often quoted and referred to as inspirational words that challenge us to overcome obstacles in life.
The poem describes someone standing at a fork, or turning point, in a road in the woods, trying to decide which path he's going to take. He looks down one road as far as he can see, and after thinking for another minute, decides to take the other one because it looks like nobody's been that way yet, and he's curious about where it leads.
He thinks maybe he might come back another day and try out the other path but he has a feeling that the road he's chosen will lead him to new places and discoveries, and he probably won't be back. He thinks wistfully about that road, the road not taken, and where he might have wound up if he'd gone that way instead. Part of him regrets his decision, but he also realizes that the things he's seen and the places he's gone because of the direction he chose has made him who he is.
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Summary of ' The Road Not taken ' :-
The poet was walking down the woods when he faced the option of two different paths. He could not walk down both. He inspected the path till where it was visible under the dense trees to determine which one was better. Finally, he took the other path which appeared to be greener and less walked upon. Later on, after walking a few steps, he realized that both the paths were similar and this one was also worn out.
He realizes that his decision of walking down the other path some other day would never materialize as one path leads to another ( more options and further choices ) and so on. The privilege of going back to the previously left path would never be available to him. He thinks of the future, after many years, he will say that he walked down the path which seemed greener and less traveled.
His choices in the past will matter the most and will make him what he becomes in the future.
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