"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -Robert FrostExplain the meaning and...

In the poem "The Road Not Taken," the speaker has a
decision to make. Two roads diverged and the speaker must decide which road to take. He
uses reasoning to help him make his choice. Both roads were fair, but one wanted
wear:

Then
took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better
claim
Because it was grassy and wanted
wear,

The speaker admits that
he shall be telling this story through the years with a sigh. No doubt, it was a major
turning point in the speaker's life. He had to decide which road to take. In life, the
road is symbolic for a decision that the speaker had to make. He thought about the
decision.

He understands how way to leads on to way, so
there would be no turning back. Nonetheless, the speaker is still thinking about the
road not taken, wondering what would have happened had he taken that road. Still he
takes the less traveled road:

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The road he selects is 'the one less traveled
by,' suggesting the decision of an individualist, someone little inclined to follow the
crowd.

In the end, the
speaker feels he has made the right choice. Of course, he sighs as he tells his story
for he could not take both roads. Ultimately, the speaker has taken the right road. In
fact the speaker claims it has made all the
difference:

I
shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two
roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled
by,
And that has made all the
difference.