Please explain me the main theme of the poem--"The Road Not Taken"?

Answer 1

I don't do homework for people, but I will give you links where you can find out. It is not as simple as some might think and it can not be answered in just a few words:

http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/51.html
http://www.freeessays.cc/db/18/edo238.shtml
http://www.essayexpress.com/essay/017400.html
http://www.acsi.org/webfiles/products/JADET/Road%20Not%20Taken.pdf

Answer 2

Actually some english scholars have a different interpretation of the poem. In this its not the traditinal "hallmark" theory where taking the less obvious route through life brings about a better quality in life. Instead in could also be thoerized that if fact both paths are equal. Reading lines 6-12 in more detail you actually see that the voice realizes that the paths are really about the same. And he has no way of knowing whether he took the best path, because he did not take the other one.

Answer 3

The theme of this poem is not only about making decisions in life, but taking the harder path and not the easy one. He says that he took the road less traveled (the harder way to go) and it made all the difference. In his life taking the harder way made him a better person and gave him a better life. Sometimes taking the harder path teaches one many lessons and makes the person better for it in life. I have seen this poem used over a picture of Dr. Martin Luther King. This poem typifies his life - he indeed took the road less traveled and it did make all the difference in his life and in the lives of all of us.

Answer 4

Robert Frost's great poem. The main theme is life's decisions. Frost uses a road that divides. Which path should he choose? His choice is like an important decision in life. For example if you go to college, should you choose to major in your favorite subject or major in a practical subject that is guaranteed to land you a job. It's a big choice and you have to choose one or the other.

Answer 5

It's the choice between safety and "the other path" - which is less secure, but ultimately more satisfying.

My eighth grade English teacher told me Frost wrote this poem about his decision to become a poet vs. some other profession that would have been more traditional. Whether she knew what she was talking about, I have no idea.

Answer 6

I never got the impression that he regretted his choice. If anything, I think he was trying to justify his choice in the end--when he decided to take the less travelled road he wasn't even sure it was less-travelled; but at the end of the poem he's convinced it was.

Choices are never to be taken lightly, but they have to be taken--and once taken, there's usually no going back so make the best of it.

Answer 7

The poem talks about the choices that we all have to make. The two paths are a simile for the two options that lay before the poet. In the end he talks about regretting his selection.

Answer 8

I read this twice. The way you layer longer story-related prose is admirable, and something I have much trouble with. You make it seem effortless, natural, but all of us who write know the opposite is true. I often measure the effectiveness of a piece by the number of TD's........Jealousy rears it's green head. Kudos to you, Mr Carney.

Answer 9

While I agree that the main theme is deciding one's life path, I disagree that he regretted his choice. He accepted his choice, though he expresses regret that he could not take both paths.

Answer 10

The main theme is making decisions in life and accepting the consequences of that decision.

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