"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost: Significance of the Title
Robert Frost through his acclaimed poem, “The Road Not Taken” points out the importance of choice in the life of human beings. Throughout this poem, the ‘road’ is used as the central motif to denote the value of proper but distinct choices in human life.
The poem suggests human
ambivalence or dilemma concerning reach to a particular decision whereas
human beings have to face different possibilities or chances or choices in the
way of life. The speaker of the poem while traveling alone stopped at the
point where a road diverged into two different roads and tried to examine both roads as much as possible. Finally, the speaker decided to take “the one
less traveled by” keeping “the first for another day”. The speaker asserts
“that has made all the difference”.
The road in the poem is
a metaphor for life and the path we take through it. The fork in the road is a
metaphor for the choices we must make as we navigate our path. The road
is a symbol of the journey of life. In the journey of life, we have to make
different decisions that make our lives distinct and individual. The speaker had
chosen a path that is not conventional or chosen often by others. So the
title is apt and significant. The ‘road’ metaphor is also important to
understand the central focus of the poem.
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