46+ The Road Not Taken Poem Background. The road not taken poem by robert frost. The almost universally misinterpreted poem the road not taken and the fascinating story behind it.
Then took the other, as just as fair, and having perhaps the better claim, because it was grassy and wanted wear.
And be one traveler, long i stood. The road not taken consists of four stanzas of five lines. (a lyric poem presents the feelings and emotions of the poet rather than telling a story or presenting a witty observation.) the language is simple enough for a child to read, but the meaning is complex enough to foster scholarly. Its an effect that free verse poetry can approximate but can't reproduce.