It would be expected that if the road he chooses has brought all the positive change that’s always assumed as the poem ends, then Frost would have titled it close to that and not the alternative.Īnd even after the narrator has made his choice and began walking down one path, he plans to come back some day and take the other to see what he has missed. Interestingly, Frost decided to name this poem ‘The Road Not Taken’, which begs the question of which road carries more weight to the main character. Literary Analysis: Analyzing the Theme of Regret Now, without downplaying its ability to inspire through positive individualism, Frost also expresses regret for the road he did not choose and even paints it in broad strokes throughout the poem.
So the speaker resorts to planning how they’ll tell this story in ages to come: how he chose the less preferred option that has made all the difference. As the narrator walks down, they plan to keep the other road for another day but doubts they’ll ever come back, given the nature of roads (read life) always leading to others. They look down upon one until they could see no further but chooses the other. In the woods, the narrator comes across two diverging roads. Summary: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
