In "The Road Not Taken," did he take the road less traveled by or not?He seems think so in 2nd paragraph but then changes his mind in the same...

The speaker says specifically that he took the road less
traveled by. Since this poem seems to be autobiographical, and since Frost chose to lead
a rather unconventional life, not unlike that of Henry David Thoreau, that seems to be
further proof that Frost chose the road less traveled by. It is a little confusing that
he titled his poem "The Road Not Traveled," but evidently he is speculating about what
his life might have been like if he had chosen that other road. If he had chosen the
other road he might have enjoyed more financial success, and he would almost certainly
have known different people, made different friends, even married a different woman. As
a man who wanted to devote his life to creative writing, he must have realized while he
was at that crossroads situation that he was choosing a hard life. Poets do not make
much money. That is a harsh fact. Many poets publish their works in literary magazines
that cannot pay them anything. Frost was unusually successful, but it took him many
years to achieve the recognition he deserved, and no doubt he was wondering whether the
struggle was worth it.