![]() The what-ifs of the several opportunities left behind never seem to stop haunting us. ![]() No matter how satisfied we are we in the paths we have taken and our lives, we will always wonder about the person we could have been had we taken a different path. This throws light on the nature of humans in general, how we will always choose the path that seems appealing or is of interest to us even though both the paths have equal potential to take us in whatever direction it is that we desire or are headed to. The poet claims that according to him the path he chose “wanted wear”, which means that the path was appealing to him, he was tempted by it. This part talks about the uncertainty of the author as he tries to convince himself that the decision he is taking is the right one for him, and much like everybody else, he is trying to weigh the pros and cons of the outcomes of both the roads. ![]() This stanza clears a widespread misunderstanding regarding this poem that one of the two roads is less travelled since the poet clearly states here that both the roads are “really about the same”. ![]() However, in the ninth and tenth lines, he is quick to add that both the roads looked equally used and promising, so it wasn’t as less travelled by as he thought it to be. In the second stanza, the individual finally manages to make a decision and choose one path that he convinces himself to believe is better because it looked like not many people had traversed this road before. We cannot have everything we desire in life. In order to gain or achieve things in life, we have to learn how to sacrifice and let some things go. We prefer to take as much time as we need to make these decisions so that we are able to justify our decisions when the regret of missing out on the other “roads” or opportunities starts to haunt us. As he stands at this fork in the road, he is uncertain about where it will lead him.īy having the character examine the roads ahead of him, Frost is trying to emphasize that we all try our level best to guess what lies ahead for us in every opportunity or situation that we are presented within an attempt to find some sort of control and later a little comfort over our decisions. In the very first stanza, the yellow wood indicating autumn symbolizes a period of change and how it is inevitable and how we need to embrace it at several points in our life. It happens in our life, sometimes when we have a lot of choices in front of us and choosing one of them keeping in mind the pros and cons become very difficult. The writer stands at the fork in the road for a long time and tries to see where the two roads ultimately lead, but he cannot see very far as the roads are not straight and the forest is dense. The poet expresses his regret as he cannot travel both roads because he is one person after all. We may think we are in a better position that others but it is not the reality.The first stanza opens with powerful imagery because of the diction used to depict two roads that diverge in a “yellow wood”, which showcases autumn colours. He again relates this with our lives as each decision of ours has its own set of good and bad decisions. He though But after walking for some distance, he realises that both the paths were almost same. The poet says this because this path was more grassier and hence must be walked upon by lesser people. He then takes a path which he feels is slightly better because it was taken by lesser people. After looking at both paths for a long time, the poet realises that both paths look identical. He relates the same with life as we come across some tough situations and have to make our choice among them. But after a certain point, he was only able to see trees and grass. The poet tried to be careful and find the most appropriate path between 2 before making his choice.
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