The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost · 1916 · 읽는 시간 1분 · 20행
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is a poem about choosing between two paths and imagining how that choice will be remembered. A traveler pauses where two roads split in a yellow wood, wishing it were possible to follow both. After looking down one road toward a bend hidden by undergrowth, the traveler chooses the other, which seems grassy and less worn. Yet the speaker soon admits that both paths show about the same wear and lie under leaves untouched that morning. The first road is saved for another day, though a return seems unlikely. At the end, the speaker imagines telling the story far in the future, describing one road as less traveled and claiming the choice changed everything.
한 행씩 의미 풀이
1~5행: The speaker reaches a fork in a yellow wood and pauses to study one road. Its bend disappears into undergrowth, limiting what can be seen ahead. The wish to travel both paths introduces the problem: one person must choose without knowing where either option will lead.
6~10행: The speaker chooses the other road, first suggesting that its grass makes it seem less used. Words such as “perhaps” make this judgment uncertain. The speaker then corrects that impression, admitting that travelers have worn the two roads about equally. The choice has no clearly established advantage.
11~15행: Both roads are covered with leaves that no footsteps have darkened that morning, reinforcing their similarity. The speaker hopes to try the first road later but doubts this will happen. One path leads to further paths, making the original choice difficult to revisit.
16~20행: The speaker imagines a future account of the choice, told with a sigh whose feeling remains unclear. In that account, one road becomes less traveled, despite the earlier description of equal wear. The ending leaves readers to consider the gap between an uncertain decision and the definite story later told about it.
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생각해 볼 질문 세 가지
- How does the description of the two roads change as the speaker considers the choice?
- What feelings might the future sigh express, and which details support your reading?
- How does the imagined final account differ from what the speaker observes that morning?
3개월 무료
200,000+권의 고전. 모든 형식을 무료로 시작해요.
전자책, 오디오북, 15분 요약을 즐기고, 어떤 책이든 큰글자책을 포함해 인쇄 비용만으로 받아보세요.
