The whole idea of passing time demonstrates how the decision-making process goes on for one’s entire life. As time passes, one would grow tired, hence the “sigh.” In the final verse, the speaker refers to the future where he “shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence.” This is after many years of careful contemplation. “Morning,” when looked upon literally would define a new day, and from that one would connect figuratively that morning signifies a new beginning and thus a passing of time.
Frost goes further to explain how each road was like the other in the morning. With both the roads having been worn so much that they were “just as fair,” it must have taken rather some time for both to be worn to the same level.
It is typically accepted that autumn is a time of aging, and one is approaching winter: the time of death. A “yellow wood” symbolizes autumn: a time when trees loose their leaves, and life gets ready to die away for winter. Frost also selects several words such as “yellow wood,” “long,” “just as fair,” “sigh,” “ages and ages” portray that the speaker has been on the earth for quite a bit of time. The act of speaking in past tense for the majority of the poems develops the symbol of passing time. Though it is elaborate, the poem’s diction contributes to highly reflective imagery. To the speaker, his pursuit is important, and that supports his taking on of a solemn tone. In the way that a fork in a road symbolizes a decision and a journey symbolizes a quest, the speaker is seeking to continue his life and gain self-knowledge. It is reasonable how the speaker would adopt such a solemnity while making such a decision as he would hope to make the best decision and not have any regrets. He therefore “looked down as far as could to where it bent in the undergrowth” to figuratively examine how one decision would affect his life. He understands that the choice is critical and does not treat life like a game, to be jokingly selected. The speaker realizes that both roads were “equally laying” “just as fair,” which makes them “really about the same.” The fact that there was not a significant difference between the two roads makes it difficult for the speaker to choose which road he would like to take. Frost explains how “two roads diverged in a yellow wood,” and the speaker “taking the other” after “long stood” has “made all the difference.” He acknowledges that the choices he has made and will make will greatly affect his future therefore it is not a matter to be taken lightly, thus explaining his solemnity in the matter. The poem speaks very much about the decisions one must make should they continue through their life. “The Road Not Taken” possesses a solemn tone. In essence that a life-changing decision is “life-changing,” it is all the same impossible to turn back and take the other road.
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Because life is full of forks and divisions, it is not possible that one can choose one way and decide to turn back for the other.
At such points, Frost goes further to describe how one would contemplate whether or not the individual would like to take the road that has been traveled more or embark upon their own path. Frost speaks of the decisions one encounters as they journey through life and how at several points, one would come to a “fork” where the individual would have to decide which road (or decision) is best for them. The poem describes the act of making choices within one’s life is solely responsible for the outcomes one produces. Somewhere far away someone made the other choice.I found this very useful, i hope someone else does too. He knows he will never face the exact same opportunity again. He hopes one day he will have a chance to make the other choice. The author could tell that the path had not been walked upon, because none of the leaves were rustled. The author is reassuring himself he made the right decision. He has reviewed his options, and made his choice. Here the author is referring to his contemplation of options the “looking” is actually just the mental process of decision making. People go through thousands of potential outcomes when making a decision though it may seem like a long time in the mind’s eye, in reality it is only an instant. This is referring to a two choice decision, such as “soup or salad?” which happens often in life. He could only use one path, and he would never know what the other would hold. Why is the word “yellow” used to describe the wood? The author must be referring to fall.