Question

Justify the title 'The Road not taken'

Answer 1

The word ”road not taken” is relevant for the poem because the poet was a solitary traveller who couldn’t travel both paths. He felt ”sad” for the alternative route that he couldn’t take. As a result, the poem’s title satisfied the poem.

The poem ”The Road Not Taken” focuses on missed possibilities — the path that the speaker did not follow. This title, more than anything else in the poem, suggests that the poem is about missed chances and the intricacies of decisions, not merely picking the road that is new and exciting.