Topic > Allegory in The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost - 1393

If she loves him, she will most likely return as she said to take the other road. On the other hand, if the speaker regrets the chosen path; he may not want to go back the other way; or return in the hope that it will be a better outcome. With that said, these are some examples of where the choice lies when reading “The Road Not Taken.” As for equality; both paths are equally worn in the poem. This is true because the end of the second stanza states, “Though for that matter the passage there had worn them just about the same.” (Lines 9, 10) These lines express that the paths were used in more or less the same way. Also, at the beginning of the third stanza, “And both that morning lay equally in the leaves, no step had walked back.” (Lines 11, 12) This line also shows that no road is less traveled, and both paths are equally worn; although they may have different aspects. These lines also help describe the speaker's uncertainty