{"id":583,"date":"2021-12-16T16:35:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T11:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/?p=583"},"modified":"2024-01-23T17:39:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T12:09:12","slug":"the-road-not-taken-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/the-road-not-taken-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Road Not Taken Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/the-road-not-taken-summary\/#The_Road_Not_Taken_Summary\" title=\"The Road Not Taken Summary\">The Road Not Taken Summary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/the-road-not-taken-summary\/#Related_Links\" title=\"Related Links\">Related Links<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>THEME<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Road_Not_Taken_Summary\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>The Road Not Taken Summary<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The theme of the poem is the portrayal of the multitude of choices life has to offer. And how each of these choices is what determines our destinies. When he makes a choice at the fork, it changes his life forever. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This poem, written by Robert Frost, depicts a scenario where a man is faced with a diversion on the road he was walking on. Being singular, he could choose only one of these paths. The path stands at the fork and analyses the decision carefully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-631 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-Road-Not-Taken-Summary-300x212.png\" alt=\"The Road Not Taken Summary\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-Road-Not-Taken-Summary-300x212.png?v=1642488465 300w, https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/The-Road-Not-Taken-Summary.png?v=1642488465 606w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nThe poet stretched his eyesight till the farthest point. Before he could choose which path to walk down on, he wanted to understand how it would be. He could see the path till where it curved, as afterward it was covered with trees. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He wanted to understand the downs and ups of both paths before taking it on. Similarly, in life, we have to make choices that may lead to good or bad consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After longingly looking at one path, the author chooses the alternate one. He believed both the paths to be equally good but the one he chose was definitely better for him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was grassy and seemed to want wear. It was the path less walked on. On moving forward, he realizes that both the paths were equally worn out and had turnouts nonetheless.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the same way, we might come to think that we are in a better position than others but all of us go through our own individual journeys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the morning or the start of the day, both the paths seemed the same with leaves on them. No one had stepped on them and thus they remained green. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The poet decides to take on one of those paths but immediately points out that he has left the other one for another day. But both the readers and the poet are well aware that one cannot return to the other path. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Likewise, in life,  after we\u2019ve moved forward with one choice and treaded on that path, it\u2019s impossible to restart after you fail. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the future, the poet says, that he was once faced with a very tough choice where both sides appealed to him equally. And when faced with this pick, he chose the path taken by fewer people. This settlement is what lead him to become the man he is today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robert Frost is trying to imply that the decisions taken in one\u2019s youth make for a man\u2019s future personality. All choices you make impact your future like a domino effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This poem thus delivers a very important message. An individual should choose with great caution and remember that the effects of these choices will pertain forevermore. 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Was he sure of achieving this wish?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) The narrator wanted to come back and tread on the path he chose to ignore the first time around. However, he didn\u2019t think he would be able to do it as one path leads to another, and returning is often difficult. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q2) What did the narrator see in the woods? Were the two paths similar?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) The narrator arrived at a fork in the woods or the forest. This was a diverging path and he had to choose one to continue. No, they weren\u2019t similar. One of these paths was chosen fewer times and had more grass to prove it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q3) Elaborate on the poem\u2019s title, \u201cThe Road not Taken.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) The poet was once faced with a diverging choice, and he chose the road not traveled on by too many people. But at a point in life, he comes to think about the tough choice he had to once make and leave the road more tread on behind. The poet believes that this particular decision has shaped his entire life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q4) Bring light to the symbolism used in the poem. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A) The diverging roads at the fork depict the choices we make daily that affect our being. Both these choices almost equally appealed to him and put him in a tough situation. The poet only thought about the road not taken after starting on his chosen road. Similarly, we only think about past decisions after having made them over time. 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