"The Road Not Taken" is a metaphor for life. Justify this statement.(OR)Justify the title of the poem

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The road serves as a metaphor for life. The poem deals with dilemmas that one faces in life. One has to make a choice from the given alternatives. Though the choice we make influences rest of our life, we cannot foresee the outcome of the choices made.

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