... to make sense of. The setting constructed by the use of imagery assists in developing the key symbols of the poem. The piece opens with the composer taking a walk in the woods during the autumn season, when he is suddenly confronted with a diverging path. The central image of "two roads diverged" helps to convey the theme of having to make choices in life. The "yellow wood" corresponds to the autumn season, a period that is often related to the end of the annual cycle ... us as we go." This is an idea which arouses much interest and is very thought provoking, as people are not conscienc...

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