Tuesday, April 9, 2013

What is the theme of 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost?

The theme of this poem is the direction you take in life:
‘Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference’.


The theme of this poem is the poet’s inner conflict in dealing with difference:
‘sorry I could not travel both’.


The poem shows how difficult it is to make a choice:
‘sorry I could not travel both and be one traveller’.
The theme is that people would like to avoid decisions.


The theme of this poem is that people don’t like to miss out on possibilities:
‘I shall be telling this with a sigh
somewhere ages and ages hence’.


The theme of this poem is indecision:
‘Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same’.


The poet shows that human beings are never satisfied:
‘sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller’.


The poet shows his tendency to change his mind:
‘Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back’.


The poet values a fresh or individual approach:
‘having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear’.


The poet urges that people should be individuals and not follow the majority:
‘I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference’.


The poet shows that humans cannot fulfil their intentions:
‘I doubted if I should ever come back’.
Humans cannot control their destinies.

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