lives are always ironically similar to each other or, at least can relate to them in many ways. Therefore, I found that this poem not only symbolizes or relates to the author, but it also symbolizes or holds true to almost everybody’s lives.One of the major symbols within this poem is the roads. When he says “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,” he is using the roads to symbolize the paths, choices, and decisions that he has to make in his life. Those decisions guide the way to his future, because when you come to a two way street or road you have to decide or make a choice on which path to take. Also when he says “And sorry I could not travel both And be on traveler,” he is telling us how he is insecure on which road to take because he is unsure of what’s ahead and would like to travel both roads to come up with a conclusion or a decision on the correct road to take. So overall, what road basically symbolizes in this poem is the options that he has in his life and the decisions that he has to make.Another symbol in this poem is the many observations that he makes. When he says “long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth,” he is using his observations to symbolize the brainstorming, analyzing, and thinking you have to do before or ahead of time when you are offered two options in your life and only one path to take. He is telling us how we, the people always have to do those things first, to guarantee or insure that your decision is safe. Because who doesn’t want the best for themselves? The title “The Road Not Taken” relates to the poem in many ways because the poem is basically about a road not taken. It’s about a person who is confronted with two options to choose from, a split road. Never really knowing the correct road to take the person chooses one path or road after analyzing the other. He is su...
