Write the summary of the poem the road not taken 80-100 words
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"The Road Not Taken," by Robert Frost, is available to read for free in the links below. Here is a short summary.
The narrator of the poem stands at a fork in the road, where the path "diverges in a yellow wood." He looks down both paths, wondering which one to take, and is sorry that he cannot take both to enjoy both experiences. He looks down one path as far as he can before it curves and he can't see farther. At this point, he makes the decision to take the other path, which is "grassy and want[s] wear," as it is the path that most travelers avoid. He does note, however, that the paths look about the same from this perspective. As he walks, he ponders that both paths are covered in leaves that "no traveler has trodden black," meaning that both paths have been unused for a while, and wonders if he can ever return to take the other path; he realizes that every choice he makes leads to another choice, and he will probably never return. Continuing, he confirms to himself that even if he remembers this story with regret, it is a choice that he made without coercion, and his choice of "the road less traveled" will "make all the difference" in his future life.
The poem is often seen as an allegory for the choices made in life, where a person can choose one of two equally valid (positive or negative) options. Frost comments that to choose the "less traveled" option is to avoid some of the routine and sameness that many people experience.
Answer:
The following paragraphs contain a synopsis of "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost.
Explanation:
When presented with a decision between two paths, the speaker of the poem opts to take the path that has been "less travelled," a choice that the speaker believes "made all the difference." It is not clear whether the judgement of the speaker should be taken at face value, and as a result, it is not clear whether the poem is about the speaker making a decision that is straightforward but has a significant impact, or whether the poem is about how the speaker perceives a choice whose effect is unclear. This is because Frost creates a sufficient amount of subtle ambiguity in the poem. The poet persona in the poem ultimately decides to take the path that is less travelled; however, this conclusion does not square with the assertion made at the beginning of the poem that both paths receive an equal amount of foot traffic. This makes the poem rather ambiguous.
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