What is the explanation and analysis of the poem 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost

This poem is a metaphor of life. It tells about making
choices and taking the right path.

1- The poet is
describing a fork in the road. The 'yellow wood' suggests it is autumn
season

2_3- The poet wants to go down both roads at once,
but realizing that it is impossible, he dicides to choose one. Thus antethesis is used
here.

4_5- He is thinking hard about his choice. He stares
at one road, seeing where it goes but he can see only up to the 1st
bend.

6_8-He looks at the other road and thinks it would be
better as it hasnt been walked veery much. The word wanted means 'locked'. Thus
alliteration is used.

9_10- He changes his mind and says
both the roads are same in appearence.

11_12- Both the
paths have been covered by leaves. They havent turned black by crushing
them.

13- The poet decides to take the 2nd path. He kept
the 1st one for later.

14_15- His hopes to come back and
try the other path may be foolish as one path leads to another. He doesnt know whether
he would come back.

16_17- (We jump forward in time) ZThis
line is very important. The 'sigh' can be a sigh of satisfaction or a sigh of
regret.

20- 'A difference' could either mean success or
utter failiure. The poet is just saying that the choice he had to take was an important
one.