Robert Frost The Road Not Taken Analysis Essay

“The Road Not Taken” was a poem written by Robert Frost in 1916. The poem consists of four stanzas that each contains five lines, and the rhyme scheme is ABAAB. The first three stanzas of the poem talk about the past and the fourth one talks about the future. “The Road No Taken” starts off with the narrator coming up to a fork in the path he is traveling. He looked down both of the paths as far as he could and they seemed to be equal; the first path seemed to be traveled more often, but the second seemed to have a better claim, “because it was grassy and wanted wear” (Frost line 9). The narrator chose the second path which was the less traveled road and it ultimately made “all the difference” (Frost line 20). Robert Frost is a very ambiguous poet and even though the poem was written nearly 100 years ago there is still debate over the difference made by the path chosen; many people interpret that the difference was intended to be good, but on the other hand the difference is interpreted as a result of a bad choice. …show more content…
To the optimistic reader a thing that can lead them to believe the poem is one of triumph is the title. “The Road Not Taken” is the road the author actually decided to take; while everyone else was taking the easy road, the narrator decided to take the one not typically taken. Another thing that can make the poem seem triumphant is the tone; the narrator says he is doubtful he will ever get to go back and travel the first road and then says, “I shall be telling this with a sigh” (Frost line 16) they imagine that sigh as a thankful one. While many people believe Robert Frost was trying to convey a happy ending through this poem, there are many more who conclude