TheroadnottakenStanza1:Thepoembeginsasifwhenthepoetwaswalkinginawoodinlateautumnataforkintheroad.Hewaschoosingwhichroadheshouldfollow.Actually,itisconcernedwiththeimportantdecisionswhichonemustmakeinlife:onemustgiveuponedesirablethinginordertopossesstheother.Stanza2:Afterthejudgmentandhesitation,thetravelermakesuphismindtotaketheroadwhichlooksgrassyandwantedwear.Thisisoftenbelievedtobethesymbolofthepoetschoiceofasolitarylifetakingpoetrywritingashislifeprofession.Stanza3:Thetworoadsareequallypretty,soassoonashemadethechoiceoftheone,thepoetfeltpitifulforabandoningtheother.Heisquiteawarethathisintentionofnextchoicewillbenothingthananemptypromise.Stanza4:Thepoetwasimaginingmanyyearslaterwhenheisrecallingthechoicehemadetoday,hewouldrespondwithnothingelsebutasigh,foritwouldbetoohardforanyone,aftermanymoreexperiencesinlife,tomakeanycommentonthechoicemadeearlyinlife.CommentonthepoemRobertFrostisamasteratpullingathreadoutofwhatlookslikequiteasimpletheme.Thispoem,asmanyofFrostspoems,beginswiththeobservationofnature,asifthepoetisatravelersightseeinginnature.Bytheend,allthesimplewordscondenseintoaserious,philosophicalproposition:Whenanyoneinlifeisconfrontedwithmakingachoice,inordertopossesssomethingworthwhile,hehastogiveupsomethingwhichseemsaslovelyandvaluableasthechosenone.Then,whateverfollows,hemustaccepttheconsequenceofhischoiceforitisnotpossibleforhimtoreturntothebeginningandhaveanotherchancetochoosedifferently.Frostisassertingthatnatureisfairandhonesttoeveryone.Thusallthevarietiesofhumandestinyresultfromeachpersonsspontaneouscapabilityofmakingchoices.Thisisalsoasymbolicpoem.Theyellowwoodmaysymbolizesophisticatedsociety,inwhichmostpeoplearelikelytofollowaprofitablebuteasierway;eachroadsymbolizesapossibilityinlife;thetravelleristheembodimentofeveryindividualinthehumanworld;theroadwhichisgrassyandwantedwearreferstoasolitarylifestyle;whilewayleadstowayimpliesthecomplicatedcircumstancesofthehumanworld.ThroughthedescriptionofARoadNotTaken,thepoetpresentstothereaderhisexperienceoftakingaroad.Withsimplewordsandprofoundconnotation,RobertFrostteaches.However,intheformofanaturalpoem,heteachesdelightfully.Thepoemisveryregularlystructuredwith4classic5-linestanzas,withtherhymeschemeabaabandinconversationalrhythm.2)StoppingbyWoodsonSnowyEveningLine1woods:ThisimagefrequentlyappearsinFrostspoems,symbolizingthemysteryofnature,deathorcatastrophe.Line2His:theownerofthewoods.Line4snow:AnotherfrequentimageinFrostspoems.Itusuallysymbolizessomethingofpurityandloftiness.Line9He:mylittlehorse.Line10toask:thehorseasksme(whetherthereisamistake)Thelittlehorseispersonified.Line12downyflake:thesoftandfinelypatternedsnowflakes.Line13darkanddeep:thephraseisalliteratedtoenhancethemysteriousatmosphereofwoodsindarkness.Thewoods,whilecoveredbysnow,appearlovely;butasamatteroffact,theyarefilledwithmysteries.Line14promises:onesresponsibilityordutyintheworld.Line15miles:longdistance;heavydutyinlife.sleep:restduringnight;endoflife.CommentonthepoemThepoempresentsapictureoftranquility:Onawinterevening,asleighdriverstoppedbyawoodwhileeverythingiscoveredwithsnow.Thepoetisenjoyingamomentaryrelaxationontheonerousjourneyoflife.Thewoodsarelovely,butdarkanddeep.Themanisalonewithnatureinapeacefulscene;however,thesceneoftranquility,thoughappearinginpeaceandharmony,isnotwithoutthetemptationofdeath.Thespeaker,asthepoethimself,forawhilewasratherattractedbythemysteryofdeath.Fortunately,hisformerpromisesremindedhimofhisresponsibilityintheworldandhewasthusdetachedfromthedarkwoods,whichmayquitepossiblybetakenasamysteriousseductiontosuicide.Therepetitionofthelasttwolinesindicatesthespeakerssenseofresponsibilityorsimplyhishelplessnessinfrontofnature.Thepoemiswrittenregularlyiniambictetrameterwith4linesin4stanzas,withtherhymeschemeasaaba,bbcb,ccdc,dddd.