"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost describes figuratively how people are presented with choices in life. As the traveler in the poem, people are faced with decisions that must be made, not always knowing if the decision chosen is the wisest, or will yield the most positive outcome. The tone of the poem is that of gloom and uncertainty, in that the traveler is not confident in his choice of which road he has taken, thus creating wonder as to what the road not taken could have entailed. Frost puts into very few words what people face in every day life: the decisions we make today can very much affect the outcome of tomorrow.
             As with any decision one makes, they must first be presented with choices. "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both" (lines 1-2), shows a traveler to have figuratively come across two choices in his life, being represented by two roads. As in everyday life, it is not possible to chose both roads and the traveler must ultimately make a decision. This decision is made based on as much reasoning and foresight as possible. "And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth" (lines 3-4), is indicative of the traveler assessing his situation and attempting to make his decision based on everything he could gather and learn by seeing what perhaps had already been accomplished by choosing one of the two paths that lay before him.
             The traveler finally chooses one path implying he has taken the path less traveled by stating, "And having perhaps the better claim, because it was grassy and wanted wear" (lines 7-8). With the path being grassy, literally this would indicate little movement, thus creating the opportunity for growth. Figuratively, this could suggest opportunities in one's life that are readily available, but are not tenaciously pursued. The path wanting wear alludes to opportunity knocking and sim...