The other road he saw it was grassy and he “And having perhaps the better claim” (Frost 7). He observed both paths “And looked down one as far as I could/ To where it bent in the undergrowth” (4-5). On the other hand, the irony in the last stanza shows that we can only know the outcome of making a decision after we have made it and not a minute before as the speaker demonstrates. The less travelled road does not mean it is necessarily a better choice because he says something different in the last stanza hence the irony (Pritchard 1). The speaker is remorseful and he shall be telling “somewhere ages and ages hence” (Frost 17). For instance, many would take the more travelled road, but would it have made any difference? Thus, he chose to go a different way than most people. However, he will never know because there is no chance of going back to take the road not taken.īesides, the speaker has shown independence of mind at the point of making his decisions because he says: “I choose the one less travelled by/And that has made all the difference” (Frost 19-20). Furthermore, the speaker has no control of what may happen to his life in the path that he chose, but there is the chance of regretting taking it because the other one not taken may have had a different result. It is ironical that the speaker would have to explain his decision in his later days yet he made a decision that had to be made and the nature takes its course. It is ironic that he would feel remorse yet a decision had to be made to take one path between the two unknown roads. He seems to be saying that he could not have known what was ahead on the path he took, but maybe things would have different if he had taken the other road that he did not. He is trying to say even though taking that road has its consequences it was really a matter of fate as both roads looked equally worn. He seems to be justifying the reason he took the less travelled road “because it was grassy and wanted wear” (Frost 8). The last stanza is ironic because the speaker introduces a sign of remorse through his words “I shall be telling with a sigh” (Frost 16). Sometimes one cannot tell how the decision one makes will turn out, but it is fate that it has to be made and the rest left to chance. The roads symbolize the decisions that people have to make in their day to day lives. The two roads pose a dilemma for the speaker, but a choice has to be made. Therefore, the speaker has to take one of the roads and live with the consequences of taking that road. No road is less travelled as the speaker puts it “the passing there / Had worn them really about the same” (Frost 9-10). A decision to take one road has to be made because “And sorry I could not travel both” (Frost 2). The speaker is not concerned with the road less traveled, but choosing one road at the fork.
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