• The poem relies on a metaphor in which the journey through life is compared to the journey down the roads.

• The speaker of the poem must choose one path instead or the other.

• Although the paths look equally attractive, the speaker knows that his choice at this moment may have a significant influence on his future.

• He does make a decision, hoping that he may be able to visit this place again, yet realizing that such an opportunity is unlikely.

• He imagines himself in the future telling the story of his life and claiming that his decision to take the road "less traveled by," the road few other people have taken, "has made all the difference."

• The speaker is a lone traveler, speaking in first person, past tense.

• The speaker describes his observations and thoughts about his dilemma, and then he continues after he makes his decision.

• His audience is any listener or person who may find themselves in a similar situation.

• The second stanza shows the choice that was made.

• The imagery is simple, concrete, picturesque, natural and easily understood.

• We learn that both roads where probably “about the same”.

he title “The Road Not Taken,” sets the scene and tone of the poem

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