Robert Frost's " The Road Not Taken " and " Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening " are two short, yet very profound poems about the decisions/paths we choose to take in life. Although both poems depict the choices we make in life, they each have two very contrasting decisions to be made. In " The Road Not Taken " the speaker uses the imagery of two paths in the woods, signifying two different directions in life that he had to choose from. In " Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening " the speakers uses the imagery of a dark and deep woods in which to make his final resting place. It seems as though " The Road Not Taken " signifies living life, and " Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening " signifies giving up on life. The similarities and differences of the poems are very important because they help to distinguish the underlying messages given. In the poem " The Road Not Taken " the setting takes place on " two roads diverged in a yellow wood. " (line 1) The speaker chose to use the word " yellow " to describe the woods not only to show that it was a sunny day, but that it was a good day. Choosing the word " yellow " helps to set the mood of the poem as being positive. On the other hand, in " Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening " the setting takes place on " the darkest evening of the year. " (line 8) Therefore the whole mood of the poem seems dark and cold. The settings of the poems being so drastically different plays a big role in the outcome of each of the poems. As each of the poems progress, the speakers are each faced with a choice. In " The Road Not Taken " the speaker comes upon a fork in the road. He must make a choice between two paths. In " Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening " the speaker comes upon a strangers woods and must make a choice whether to stay there or continue his journ
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