Analysis of the Road Not Taken

Analysis of The Road Not Taken Robert Frost's poem The Road Not Taken begins with two roads which symbolize his opportunity for a career change. The "yellow wood"(line l) indicates he is not a young man an he is sorry he cannot combine both jobs into one. He gives the choice every consideration but it is difficult to see that far into the future. And sorry I could not travel both And be one …

…road, the right road for him, but the only road he <can take>"(222). Robert Frost begins his profession at age nineteen by writing poetry for newspapers and magazines. Twenty years into his career, he will publish his first book and he begins a career of writing, publishing and reading for audiences. This "difference" is the best for him. Works Cited Untermeyer, Louis. The Pocket Book of Robert Frost's Poems. Washington Square Press, 29th printing. July 1971.