The Road Not Taken Group
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Posted by pohnpei397 on Tuesday November 10, 2009 at 6:32 AMBest answer as selected by question asker.
First five lines: The narrator comes to a split in the road and wishes he could take both. He knows he can't and he looks down one road. Some commentators think the part about the bend in the undergrowth is supposed to make the road sound scary.
Next five lines: The he looks at the other road and thought it was nicer because it was grassier and not as worn down. But then realized the other one was about the same. He seems to be saying that everything he thinks about the two roads is really illusion and they're both the same.
Next five lines: Continues the contradiction from the last stanza. Then decides he'll take the other road some other day but also thinks he'll never come back.
Last five lines: He says that someday he'll look back and he'll say that taking the less-used road has made all the difference.
Overall, seems like he's saying it's all in his head. The roads are the same but he will convince himself that they were different and that the difference was important.
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