The Road Not Taken “The Road Not Taken” is one of Robert Frosts most famous Poems. The most recognized part of the poem is the last three lines of the fourth stanza. “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” These words would imply that the more difficult road, the better most vitreous road and he chose that road; hence, this is why the lines are used in commercials and graduation speeches. If one looks closely one could see two meaning for one poem. Most of the public perceives the theme of this poem to mean be strong and take the higher road, don’t conform to society. However, I would contend that this is not the case, that Frost’s twisted intellect was really making fun …show more content…
The influence of this poem on his friend was profound and ultimately lead to his death. Enjoying his walks with Edward Thomas, Frost wrote about their experiences. Thomas, who was also a poet, was a Romantic and always regretted the decisions that he made. Thomas was a very obsessive and indecisive person, and every time they came to a fork in the road he wouldn’t know which one to take. Frost wrote that during their walks Thomas would say “I should have taken you over here or I should have shown you this or that”. Frost wrote this poem almost as a joke to Thomas. Not understanding the satirical nature of the poem, Thomas was inspired by the words of the poem and enlisted in the Army. Thomas was a bit old for the Army; however, he felt this was his duty and would make up for his cowardliness. He left behind a wife and children a was shot in the chest and died. In the very first lines of the first stanza we see Robert Frost referring to the character of his friend Edward Thomas “To roads in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both”. The yellow wood implies that Thomas is a coward and the second line refers to his …show more content…
It would be nice to be able to take both. He waits there for a moment and looks back and forth. At first glance both roads were similar. In the third stanza, he keeps explaining how much alike, these two paths are; however, he can only take one. He contemplates perhaps coming back and choosing the other path, but quickly comes to the reality that he will probably never have that opportunity. Finally, in the fourth stanza, the narrator is talking about the future. In the future, the story will be told that the path less traveled is chosen; however, he knows this is not true that there was really no discernable between either path. This is why the title is different. “The Road Not Taken” not “The Road Less Traveled” The phrase "Somewhere ages and ages hence" signifies in the future we gauge the entire experience, and it will be hard to contemplate This phrase also shows that in the future people will cite this poem as some sort of example. The relevance of the situation, which road to take, points to its universal nature. Everyone has to make these decisions whether or not we know the outcome. This stanza also implies that in the future we remembers things differently then they really happened or even worse you tell yourself the lie over and over again until you start to believe the