WHAT DO THE LINES IN THE SECOND STANZA OF POEM THE ROAD NOT TAKEN SUGGEST ABOUT THE SPEAKER?
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In the second stanza the persona continues to examine both paths and ponder which road to take. In line six Frost uses the phrase, “…just as fair” (line 6), to imply that his decision needs careful consideration because once it is made, there is no turning back. Once again, Frost points to uncertainty in the future by using the word “…perhaps…” in line seven. The speaker is judging the road from where he is standing. Frost then goes on to describe the path as “…grassy and wanted wear” (line 8). From this line, the reader gets the impression that the persona took the road less traveled by to break away from the influence and control of society. But by making the metaphor a road Frost makes it clear that few have chosen to take the harder route through life because it is less trodden upon. Although the roads have little difference in appearance since they are “worn … about the same” (line 10), they both lead to undeterminable futures. By the end of the second stanza, the speaker still has not made a choice about which path to take.
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