The essence of the poem is not the uniqueness presented by the fact that the road is not much used,but the quandary of choosing,which is very much nightmarish for any individual. The decision-maker keeps on reminiscing on what he has missed and what he will have achieved if he had opted for the road not taken. Hence this suggests that the poem is quite light-hearted, but it is in truth a reflection of how mostly feel when facing life-choices. He suffers as he knows that ages after he will keep on asking himself ‘what if…’ Life decisions are troublesome when one faces the predicament of self-doubts. The kernel of his angst is not whether he may be right or wrong, but whether he will regret his decision. Then his mood becomes philosophical,when he grasps the gist of his decision: he has chosen the least used road. Then he questions himself, longing to know ‘what if…’ Motivated by a selfish pursuit, he makes his decision. On ‘ the road not taken’, he believes that he will be undisturbed as he adores his solitude,that is his tranquility. At the outset, the speaker opts for the road which is less travelled, as this is how he likes life to be: unburdened of unwanted details and he prizes his solitude. He feels that missing a point or idea will drain any possibities of success. The poetic persona stands there questioning the two options, weighing the good and the bad, the certitudes versus the incertitudes in a rational way. It is altogether natural for humans to be confounded, yet inquisitive sure yet unsure and always comparing the decisions/choices,if an ounce of doubts crops up. The tone highlights on the innuendos of life, which keep on haunting the decision-maker: ‘what if…’ One keeps on asking oneself as one is human.
If the tone is usually thoughtful, the poet keeps swinging, jumping from one track to the other. Many, in real life, face this fork of roads or choices, wherein a simple decision can change the course of life, usually forever. It figuratively speaks about how the walker faces two roads and chooses the one that has been least taken. The poem, which looks so simple,holds a traditional rhyme scheme of ABAAB.Yet, on a closer look, the poem is actually metaphorical in composition. The poem consists of four stanzas, or rather a quintrain (stanza having five lines each). Then one indulges into emotional upheavals, even hypothetically, that the raod not taken may have been better or worse. One,then, often wonders what the other option, the road not taken, will have led to. The central theme of ‘The Road not Taken’ is how it is impossible to determine where a crucial decision can lead one and the repercussions. Here, we have Frost being concerned about his friend treats his decision, overlooking his life but distressing over the unknown. A poet,in the real sense of the word, showcases the everyday realities.
Following which he would tease Thomas,saying that the latter would never enjoy his present as he would forever regret his decision,thus missing out the opportunities offered by his decision. Thomas used to sigh at each of exclamations, which Frost found quixotic. The latter complained about having a life-route which less satisfactorily flourishing. The poem is, as well, anecdotal, hinting to the fact that it has inspired from a walk Robert Frost has had with his English-Welsh friend Edward Thomas. He presumes that the novelty of the road will ensure more success and delight. Indeed, in the poem,the poet personna prefers the one less trodden as he doubts the one which has been much used. The poet,indeed, draws the audience’s attention at how choices can be difficult to be accepted,as while deciding,one overlooks,or rather has to sacrifice the other option which can be more exquisite, but one will never know. This poem is about how difficult it is to be satisfied with how one lives. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by,Ī beautiful thought on how an individual faces choices in life, standing at a crossroad.
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