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QuestioVerum2010. 6.2K subscribers. Subscribed. 25K. 2.3M views 11 years ago. This is a personal favorite—a simple yet iconic reflection on a major, life-changing shift in one's life. This...
The Full Text of “The Road Not Taken” 1 Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2 And sorry I could not travel both 3 And be one traveler, long I stood 4 And looked down one as far as I could 5 To where it bent in the undergrowth; 6 Then took the other, as just as fair, 7 And having perhaps the better claim, 8 Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Again, the language is stylized, archaic, and reminiscent of fairytales. Frost claims he will be telling the story “somewhere ages and ages hence,” a reversal of the fairytale beginning, “Long, long ago in a faraway land.”.
And both that morning equally lay. In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh. Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—.
Study Guide. Study Tools. Study Guide. Overview. “The Road Not Taken,” which was written in 1915, is the most famous poem by the American poet Robert Frost. It’s also perhaps the most widely misunderstood poem of all time.
More Essays About Robert Frost: Read more essays by poets—including Carol Frost and John Hollander—engaging with Frost’s work. Related Lesson Plans : Browse lesson plans and Teach This Poem activities related to the themes and topics presented in this poem.
