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TheRoadNotTaken"

isapoembyRobertFrost,publishedin1916inthecollectionMountainInterval,itisthefirstpoeminthevolumeandisprintedinitalics.Thetitleisoftenmistakenlygivenas"

TheRoadLessTraveled"

fromthepenultimateline:

"

Itooktheonelesstraveledby"

.

Thepoemhastworecognizedinterpretations;

oneisamoreliteralinterpretation,whiletheotherismoreironic.

Readersoftenseethepoemliterally,asanexpressionofindividualism.Criticstypicallyviewthepoemasironic.[1]–"

'

TheRoadNotTaken,'

perhapsthemostfamousexampleofFrost'

sownclaimstoconsciousironyand'

thebestexampleinallofAmericanpoetryofawolfinsheep'

sclothing.'

[2]–andFrosthimselfwarned"

Youhavetobecarefulofthatone;

it'

satrickypoem–verytricky."

[3]FrostintendedthepoemasagentlejabathisgreatfriendandfellowpoetEdwardThomaswithwhomheusedtotakewalksthroughtheforest（Thomasalwayscomplainedattheendthattheyshouldhavetakenadifferentpath）andseemedamusedatthiscertaininterpretationofthepoemasinspirational.

Literalinterpretation

Accordingtotheliteral（andmorecommon）interpretation,thepoemisinspirational,apaeantoindividualismandnon-conformism.

Thepoemconsistsoffourstanzas.Inthefirststanza,thespeakerdescribeshisposition.Hehasbeenoutwalkinginthewoodsandcomestotworoads,andhestandslookingasfardowneachoneashecansee.Hewouldliketotryoutboth,butdoubtshecoulddothat,sothereforehecontinuestolookdowntheroadsforalongtimetryingtomakehisdecisionaboutwhichroadtotake.

Ironicinterpretation

Theironicinterpretation,widelyheldbycritics,[1][5]isthatthepoemisinsteadaboutregretandpersonalmyth-making,rationalizingourdecisions.

Inthisinterpretation,thefinaltwolines:

Itooktheonelesstraveledby,

Andthathasmadeallthedifference.

areironic:

thechoicemadelittleornodifferenceatall,thespeaker'

sprotestationstothecontrary.Thespeakeradmitsinthesecondandthirdstanzasthatbothpathsmaybeequallywornandequallyleaf-covered,anditisonlyinhisfuturerecollectionthathewillcalloneroad"

lesstraveledby"

Thesigh,widelyinterpretedasasighofregret,mightalsobeinterpretedironically:

ina1925lettertoCristineYatesofDickson,Tennessee,askingaboutthesigh,Frostreplied:

ItwasmyratherprivatejestattheexpenseofthosewhomightthinkIwouldyetlivetobesorryforthewayIhadtakeninlife."

Everyoneisatraveler,choosingtheroadstofollowonthemapoftheircontinuousjourney,life.Thereisneverastraightpaththatleavesonewithbutasoledirectioninwhichtohead.RegardlessoftheoriginalmessagethatRobertFrosthadintendedtoconvey,hispoem,"

hasleftitsreaderswithmanydifferentinterpretations.Itisone'

spast,presentandtheattitudewithwhichhelooksuponhisfuturethatdeterminestheshadeofthelightthathewillseethepoemin.Inanycasehowever,thispoemclearlydemonstratesFrost'

sbeliefthatitistheroadthatonechoosesthatmakeshimthemanwhoheis.

AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth..."

Itisalwaysdifficulttomakeadecisionbecauseitisimpossiblenottowonderabouttheopportunitycost,whatwillbemissedouton.Thereisastrongsenseofregretbeforethechoiceisevenmadeanditliesintheknowledgethatinonelifetime,itisimpossibletotraveldowneverypath.Inanattempttomakeadecision,thetraveler"

looksdownoneasfarasIcould"

.Theroadthatwillbechosenleadstotheunknown,asdoesanychoiceinlife.Asmuchhemaystrainhiseyestoseeasfartheroadstretches,eventuallyitsurpasseshisvisionandhecanneverseewhereitisgoingtolead.Itisthewaythathechoosesherethatsetshimoffonhisjourneyanddecideswhereheisgoing.

Thentooktheother,justasfair,andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim."

Whatmadeithavethebetterclaimisthat"

itwasgrasslandwantedwear."

Itwassomethingthatwasobviouslynotforeveryonebecauseitseemedthatthemajorityofpeopletooktheotherpaththereforehecallsit"

theroadlesstraveledby"

.Thefactthatthetravelertookthispathoverthemorepopular,secureoneindicatesthetypeofpersonalityhehas,onethatdoesnotwanttonecessarilyfollowthecrowdbutdomoreofwhathasneverbeendone,whatisnewanddifferent.

Andboththatmorningequallylayinleavesnostephadtroddenblack."

Theleaveshadcoveredthegroundandsincethetimetheyhadfallennoonehadyettopassbyonthisroad.PerhapsFrostdoesthisbecauseeachtimeapersoncomestothepointwheretheyhavetomakeachoice,itisnewtothem,somewheretheyhaveneverbeenandtheytendtofeelasthoughnooneelseha