Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
(www.poets.org)
I really enjoyed reading this poem for many different reasons. Like in all of Robert Frost's poems, the rhyming scene make this poem more interesting and enjoyable to read. Another reason why I liked this poem was because of the messages and themes that I discovered while reading. I felt that taking the road less travelled by can show a lot about a person. By taking the road not taken, you are being a leader and going down your own path. You are not just following the paths of others. I think this shows a lot about different people's character. I think this was one of the important messages Robert Frost was trying to get across. The themes I discovered as well as the rhyming were the two biggest factors of why I enjoyed reading this poem.
