harsh season. Frost talks about the two roads and how they are the same, comparing them. "Road A" twists beneath the undergrowth, which alludes to a hard trail ahead. Countless obstacles are on this walk that may catch the narrator. "Road B" is straight, grassy, open, and sunny, showing that the walk will be nice and easy. No one else is on the road with the narrator. He is alone, contemplating the decision by himself. The ultimate decision that is going to be made by the narrator as to which equally worn road to take with no help from anyone. He knows that the road he takes will lead him forever, foreshadowing that the choice he does makes could be a regret or satisfaction. Frost then said in the present tense last stanza that the narrators choice was "the one less traveled by" (20). This simple statement has significant importance, for he contradicts himself. Frost was unable to tell if anyone had walked the roads; yet the one less traveled was chosen, when in actuality it is the one more "traveled by" because the narrator traveled it. The road in the poem is not just a road; it is a symbol of choices in our lives. Frost implies that the narrator is sorry that he could not take both roads and see two different outcomes before the decision is made. The outcomes can not be seen, though looking as far as he could, the road would either bend and disappear into the undergrowth or go until the eye could see no further. He says to himself three times in the poem that both roads are equal, but in the final outcome he chooses the one less traveled, "wanting wear" (Frost 8). The narrator saying this to himself three times definitely gives the impression that he has time and is in no hurry to make a decision since only one road may be taken, one decision made, and one final destiny for a lifetime. No one will make the exact same decision again. The narrator could live to regret that he did or did not take another path. Also, h...
