"The Road Not Taken"
...ions in life man faces; Frost uses two diverging paths to symbolize this in his poem. The decision concerning which path to choose can be hard to accept, just as the revelation of the choices. can only see the path until it bends into "the undergrowth." The author shows man's attempts to tell which path is better by trying to foresee what they will behold down the road. Both roads diverge into a "yellow wood" and appear to be "about the same" in their purpose. The first of the two paths is the more common route than the other less traveled path, which "wanted wear." Frost presents a classic conflict- the decision between the common easy path and the exceptional challenging path. Choosing the already known easy path in life many people frequently endure reassures that the outcome will be predictable. While choosing the "less traveled" road represents the gamble of facing a more difficult path in life in hope of achieving an incomparable and satisfactory life, contrasting the more familiar lives other people take. The road not taken delineates man's choice. After vacillating between the two "fair" roads, he finally decides to take the road "less travel...