What do the woods symbolise in the poem "Road Not Taken?"
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it symbolizes the way of good and bad.
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The "yellow wood" in this poem represents life. The central metaphor in the poem is that of life as a journey, with the traveler faced continually with questions about which path to take. The wood, then, represents the expanse of what is spread out around the traveler: it is the unknown beyond the known road on which he is already walking. The picture Frost paints is a vivid one, in which we can imagine the trees surrounding the traveler, making it difficult for him to see very much beyond what is visible of each path.
In life, too, we often cannot tell what will be in store for us, no matter which path we choose, because life throws up obstacles that obfuscate the truth of what is happening. Life is not a clear field over which we can see all the way to the horizon. On the contrary, it can sometimes seem like a thick forest in which we have no guidance except to stick to whatever path we have taken. Traveling through this forest can seem treacherous and difficult at times, but it is our only option.
In this poem, the speaker opts to choose one of two very similar roads. Before this point of divergence, he has, we assume, been traveling a road which was his only option. The wood, up until this point, has simply funneled him down the path of least resistance, the only choice available to him in life. While he does not feel any great pull towards one path over the other, choosing the one which "was grassy and wanted wear" is a moment of empowerment for him, one in which he is able to make his own decision about which path to take through the wooded route of life
In life, too, we often cannot tell what will be in store for us, no matter which path we choose, because life throws up obstacles that obfuscate the truth of what is happening. Life is not a clear field over which we can see all the way to the horizon. On the contrary, it can sometimes seem like a thick forest in which we have no guidance except to stick to whatever path we have taken. Traveling through this forest can seem treacherous and difficult at times, but it is our only option.
In this poem, the speaker opts to choose one of two very similar roads. Before this point of divergence, he has, we assume, been traveling a road which was his only option. The wood, up until this point, has simply funneled him down the path of least resistance, the only choice available to him in life. While he does not feel any great pull towards one path over the other, choosing the one which "was grassy and wanted wear" is a moment of empowerment for him, one in which he is able to make his own decision about which path to take through the wooded route of life
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