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★ The last two lines of the poem mean that the poet accepts reality. The poet made a choice and took the challenging path. He wanted do something different in his life so he choose the less travelled road. No, he does not regret his choice. He sighs with relief that he made the right choice.
★ There are many a times situation arises in front of us of making any one choice out of two. But we must not take the decision very readily. Like poet, we must take time and think about what our choice will have effect on our career. Only then we can make a right decision for ourselves.
★ The most common interpretation of the poem "The road not taken" is its inadvertent indication towards the crucial choices that every human being comes across at some point of time. This makes the title a metaphor for the crossroads one faces in life. Accordingly, the speaker claims that he has taken the road less traveled by( although, earlier in the poem the speaker implies that both the roads were equally travelled). The poem's last line " and that has made all the difference " asserts the speaker's confidence in the choice he has made. His only faint regret would be that he would not be able to travel both roads, though underlying his confidence in his chosen path. Therefore, we could say that he hardly exhibits any feelings of regret.
The poem's gist in Frost's own words is that, " whichever way they go, they are sure to miss something good on the other path". According to this interpretation, the speaker's indecision and his inevitable pessimistic attitude towards taking only one of the roads and missing the other indicates a strong sense of 'regret'. Thus the speaker here is regretting his dilemma.