Poetry Analysis of "The Road Not Taken"

"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is a poem as stated in its title is about the road not taken, not per say about the one less traveled. There are four stressed syllables per line, varying on an iambic tetrameter base. Frosts' tone and setting help illustrate the struggle a person goes through in their lives to pick the right road to travel. The figurative language used creates an aura of remorse over not …

…facts. He knows that he will be a hypocrite when he holds his life up as an example. Frost predicts that his future self will betray his decision. The "sigh" gives is away. It foreshadows remorse about what he's about to say, "I took the road less traveled by, And that made all the difference" But somewhere in the back of his mind will remain the image of yellow woods and two equal worn paths.