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Explication of “The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost, a poet from the early Twentieth Century, is well known not only for his elegant style, but for his use of great symbolism throughout his works. In “The Road Not Taken”, he depicted his theme and meaning through a four stanza poem which consisted of a set rhyme scheme (A, B, A, A, B). This poem has left its readers with many different interpretations. It is one’…

…are many equally valid meanings to this poem that Robert Frost may or may not have intended. All in all, it seems that he is trying to portray the message that decision making may be hard but the right thing to do is never to follow. Frost is trying to promote individuality by encouraging the reader to follow their heart and not someone else’s. He’s plainly saying to take “The Road Not Taken.”