Sometimes in life, we are faced with a decision to make. Therefore, he doubts that he would ever be able to take the path which he left for another day.

The poet knew that by choosing his desired path it would definitely lead further to another path. But since he journeyed down the chosen path, he kept the other road for another day. The leaves were fresh and had not been stepped on either road. The poet says that the roads were similar. He says that one was grassy as there were hardly any travellers walking down that road. Imagery: The poet gives us a visual description of the two roads. Personification: The road here is personified as wanting humans to travel down its path.Įnjambment: Line 4 follows into line 5 without any punctuation mark. Simile: Both the roads have been compared to each other using the words 'as just as fair' Repetition of 'w' sound in 'wanted' and 'wear'. Both options have equal advantages and disadvantages.Īlliteration: Repetition of 'd' sound in 'then' and 'the'. In the same way, in life we may take a decision thinking it to be a better option, but the truth is that the grass isn't greener on the other side. Both the roads were worn out just the same.

After taking the road, he realizes that the grassy road had been trodden on equally like the other road. It seems more appealing to him as it was grassy and thereby thinks it is the better option. The poet then decides to take the road which many people had not walked on. Metaphor: The road is a metaphor for the choices we make in life. Metaphor: The word undergrowth stands for the future into which the poet cannot see.Įnjambment: Lines 3, 4, and 5 have a continuous flow with any punctuation mark. The yellow wood also symbolises the ripe age at which the poet has to make decisions for himself.Ĭonsonance: Repetition of 'd' sound in the words 'roads', 'diverged' and 'wood'Īnaphora: Repetition of 'And' at the beginning of lines 2, 3, and 4.

Symbolism: The road is a representation for the journey or the life choice that the poet makes. Similarly, we can compare this in our lives when we are facing a difficult decision to choose between two paths or options.Īssonance: There is a repetition of the 'o' sound in the words 'roads' and 'yellow'. So he stands and looks down one road as far as it bends in the undergrowth. Being a single traveler, he can take only one path. There are two paths that he now has to choose from. The poet has come to a diversion in the road.

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