Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken : Critical evaluation
Robert Frost’s famous poem The Road Not Taken was first written in 1916 and published in the collection ‘Mountain Intervals’ and published along with Stopping by the woods on a Snowy Evening . The poem is a statement on the choice that one has to make in the journey of life and how that influences the possible outcome of life. The poem is about the possibilities and opportunities that come in a man’s life, the opportunities that come and that go. It is a onetime choice, a choice that is sometimes impossible to retreat, and a lot about decision making and its influence in life. Critics have defined the poem as both positive and negative. The title of the poem itself fails to help in this possible perspective. The Road that has not been taken – has it provided success or does the poet regret his decision – this leaves us wanting for more. In “Stopping by the Woods on a snowy evening” – the poet says “The woods are lovely, dark and deep / But I have promises to keep,/ And miles to