which road did the poet finally decide to take and why in the poem the road not taken
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The poet chose the other road because the first one was travelled by many. He was adventurous and chose the road which looked less travelled by people. It appeared to be more fascinating for him.
The poem is a metaphor of life The woods represents a confused mind. There are times when we are at a cross road, when we have to take a decision about where to go. For every path, that we choose, there is an alternate path too. It depends on us whether we would like to take the route which is well beaten or take a new one, less travelled by others. The poem is full of symbolic imagery. The fork represents a man's confusion when he comes across a critical decision making point. It also symbolises the free will and faith. In life, we may choose a path for ourselves that may take us to the destination we wanted to go. It is also possible that it may take us on a totally new path. For every road, we take, there is an alternate one which we have not taken. One of the biggest question is whether or not to take well-beaten, typical path or take the less-travelled path.