Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"

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The popularity of the poem is largely a result of the simplicity of its symbolism.
~ Master Plots II

The theme of the poem is the whimsical, accidental nature of the formative decision.
~ Mr. Yvor Winters

"The Road Not Taken" is a tricky poem, very tricky.
~ Robert Frost

There is much of Frost in the whole poem, including this apparent inconsistency.
~ The Explicator Cyclopedia

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