![]() Much like how when one tries to decide, they usually compare the pros and cons of their options, but to no avail they are left standing at the fork. (6-10) The author tries to juxtapose the two roads, trying to find the “better” one yet ends up drawing the conclusion both paths are the same. He leans towards one road and: Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same. He then resorts to comparing each of the roads to each other and try and reason out which one to take. Since the speaker cannot see where his choices will take him, he has come to quite a predicament on which path to take. Unfortunately, just as the speaker’s view was interrupted by the brush in the forest, it is impossible to see where life’s decisions will end up. ![]() The speaker looking down the road was a symbol for trying to see where choices made in life will lead. Then the speaker proceeds to stand at the fork and “ down one as far as I could / To where it bent in the undergrowth” (4-5). The fork perfectly portrays Frost’s intent to show that the speaker is going to have to make a decision. In the literal sense the roads are used a metaphor in that the speaker is torn between two choices. The speaker has come to a literal and figurative fork in the road. Frost introduces the “two roads diverged in a yellow wood” (“The Road Not Taken,” line 1) to set the scene of his poem. ![]() ![]() The figurative use of roads throughout the poem is a metaphor for making decisions and the paths taken every day throughout life. ” The title introduces its main use of symbolism with roads. The use of Frost’s imagery can be first found in the title, “The Road Not Taken. However, the poem’s use of symbolism and subtle irony reflects a regretful tone to cultivate its true message about the complexities of decision making and missed opportunities. ![]()
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