Can a single decision change the entirety of your life from that point on? “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost gives one opinion on the subject. Frost, born in 1874, saw and was inspired by the rural landscapes of New England, which is referenced within the first lines of this poem. The poem depicted tells a story of a person as they make their way through the wilderness, deciding to follow one path or another and where this path takes them. Although the deeper figurative meaning of the poem examines decisions and the effect of them later in life. The poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is about making choices and illustrates that every decision affects who you will be. The author creates this idea by using imagery, rhyme scheme, and symbolism. …show more content…
This writing skill is immediately applied in the first lines, “ Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, / And sorry I could not travel both / And be one traveler, long I stood”(Line 1,2,3). A man stands at a crossroad within a forests in autumn, pondering whether which of the two paths should be followed. Similar imagery continues throughout the poem, telling the story of a man making decisions and where they lead him. The events that this person experiences can be related to a multitude of other situations, for instance the two trails are options that one could take in life, such as going to college or obtaining a job without getting a degree. Both choices have effects later on in your life, similarly the man in “The Road Not Taken” who reminisces his selection of the paths later in the