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TheRoadNotTakenPoembyRobertFrost
Tworoadsdivergedinayellowwood,
AndsorryIcouldnottravelboth
Andbeonetraveler,longIstood
AndlookeddownoneasfarasIcould
Towhereitbentintheundergrowth
Thentooktheother,asjustasfair,
Andhavingperhapsthebetterclaim
Becauseitwasgrassyandwantedwear,
Thoughasforthatthepassingthere
Hadwornthemreallyaboutthesame,
Andboththatmorningequallylay
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Ishallbetellingthiswithasigh
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RowanAshwood (2/9/201610:26:00AM)
ThisisoneofmyfavoritepoemsbyRobertFrost(Report)

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RogerRoth (2/6/20163:27:00AM)
Ididsomeresearch.SeeFrost:ALiteraryLifeReconsideredbyPritchard.EventhoughPritchard
confirmsthispoemtobeaboutFrost'sfriendEdwardThomas,itneverthelesswaswrittenasajestat
ThomasandalsoseemstoconfirmmygeneralideasaboutFrost'sthinking.Thispoemdoesnotadvise
youtotakethepathothersdonottakebecausethere'ssomethingnobleinchoosingtodoso.It'sway,
waydeeperandmorecomplicatedthanthat,which,inmymindiswhatmakesFrostsuchagreatpoet
andthinker.DocheckoutPritchard.Thanks.(Report)

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RogerRoth (1/20/20168:07:00AM)
CDSinex,inresponsetomycommentthatIseethisasFrostfacingmortality,veryastutelypointedout
thatFrostpennedthispoemsometimeinhismid40's,andIthankhimforhisresearch/knowledge,and

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proposethat,ifyoublendCD'spointandmypoint,youmightcomeupwiththenotionthatTheRoad
NotTakenisaproductofFrost'smidlifecrisis,andasIthinkaboutit,itmightverywellbe.Whateverit
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is,Ifindthinkingaboutittobegreatbrainexerciseand,at74,IneedallIcanget!ThanksCDand
everyoneelse!Ilikereadingyourthoughts.(Report)

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*Sunprincess* (1/12/20165:57:00PM)
..............thiswritehasalwaysbeenoneofmyfavoritesofFrost'spoems(Report)

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RosieBourget (1/7/201610:43:00AM)
Ihadfunwritingaboutthispoem.(Report)

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RosieBourget (1/7/201610:42:00AM)
Beautiful...IstudiedthispoemwhenIwastakingcollegeEnglishII.(Report)

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KeltanCarroll (1/4/201611:26:00AM)
Theimageryisunlikeanyother.MostuniquepoetIbelieve.HereallymakesthereaderfeelTHERE.
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RogerRoth (1/1/20164:19:00PM)
WhatFrostistellingagesandageshence(wedon'tknowtowhombutprobablyhimself)isaliethathe
concoctedinordertonotsecondguesshislife.Thispoem,I'mprettysure,isaboutmortalityand

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regrets.Endoflife.Readitcarefullyandyouwillagree,Ithink,thatthere'snodifferenceinthetwo
roads,butthatdoesn'tstophimfromtellinghimselfthathedaredtotakeonemostdon'tandthatmade
allthedifference.Wedon'tevenknowifthedifferencewasgoodorbad.Couldbeeither.Yousee,this
isavery,verycomplexpoem.Theline,Ishallbetellingthiswithasighspeaksvolumestome.It's
aboutresignation.Endoflife.Summarizing.Maybehislifelefthimunfulfilledandhe'srationalizingthe
disappointment.(Report)
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ChristianStienstra (2/3/20162:15:00PM)
ItsactuallyaboutafriendandfellowpoetnamedEdwardThomaswhowashavingahardtime
choosingwhichpathtotakeinhislife.

RogerRoth (1/20/20165:00:00AM)
@CdSinex,whichmakesitallthemoreremarkable,amanatmidlifebeingabletocapturefor
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readersissuesaboutmortality.Ihopeyou'renotsayingthatapersoninmidlifecannotwrite
aboutendoflife.

CdSinex (1/19/20164:22:00PM)
Frostwasonlyabout42whenthispoemwasfirstpublishedhelivedforanother46years.Itwas
hardlyanendoflifepoem.

RogerRoth (1/13/20164:52:00PM)
ThankyouParasSaxena.Itdoesseemfartoosimplistictosaythispoemisonlyaboutmaking
thechoicetotakethelesstraveledroad.IdoubtFrostwouldeitherthinkorwritethat.

ParasSaxena (1/12/20169:28:00PM)
Iagreewithyou.

DavidCole (1/1/201611:55:00AM)
Wow!ThisisawonderfulpoembyR.Frost.Ithankhimfortheinspirationandthefreshnessoflife
conveyedbythispoem.Welldone!Thankyouagain!(Report)

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SHERLYTHOMAS (12/30/20156:27:00AM)
Apoemthatspeaksthelivesoftheentirehumanrace.Priceless!(Report)

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AlishaCastle (12/24/20151:54:00PM)
ItisanexcellentpoetryIlovefromchildhood(Report)

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Myalltimefavoritepoem(Report)

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NadeemRizvan (12/18/201512:57:00PM)
Thepoemsimplypresentsourchoiceofthingsinlifewhichareofequalimportance.thepoetchooses
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therareoneandthathasmadeallthedifferencesinlife................(Report)

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ChetanPandey (12/16/20159:01:00PM)
Oneofmyfavoritepoems....Iloveittoomuchhhhhh(Report)

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Theinherenthumandilemmathateveryonehastofaceinlifeatonetimeortheother.(Report) Reply
HardikGarg(15Yrs) (12/10/20153:37:00AM)
Thispoemalwaysinspiresme.Ithinktwicebeforetakinganydecision.Agreatpoembyagreatpoet.
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ManontonDalan (12/5/20155:15:00PM)
Itooktheonelesstraveledby,
Andthathasmadeallthedifference
...Ilikethis..great(Report)

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AnzelyneShideshe (12/2/201510:34:00PM)
Alovelypoem.Decisionsareessentialindeed.wisedecisionmakeadifferencebutunwiseone's
remainsasanexperience.(Report)

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ThomasCase (12/2/20158:02:00AM)
itallcomesdowntotheroadyoutake.(Report)

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PrinceOfoeAkoto (11/30/20152:27:00PM)
Amasterpiece.
...andI,
Itooktheonelesstraveledby,
Andthathasmadeallthedifference.
Theactofdecisionmakingmustbeexecutedwithmuchagility.Foronceyoumakechoiceyoumust
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livewithitsconsequencesanyways,becausewayleadstowayunending.
Thepopularchoicenowmaynotnecessarilybewhatyouneedmakeadifference.Andjustdeviating
fromthepopularchoicemaynotalsonecessarilymakeallthedifference.Thechoicemustcomeafter
deeperintelligentthinking....AndlookeddownoneasfarasIcould
Towhereitbentintheundergrowth
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...andI,
Itooktheonelesstraveledby,
Andthathasmadeallthedifference.(Report)

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