"The Road Not Taken" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost both describe the weight of choices in life. The first is about youth and the experience of life, the second is about old age or, more likely, an old spirit tired of life. In both poems the speaker finds himself in a critical situation where he must choose between two paths in life. In “The Road Not Taken” the speaker chooses the unconventional approach to decision making, thus showing his uniqueness and challenging mindset while in “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” the speaker seeks a life without pain and struggle but At the end, he must comply with social obligations, which reflect his responsibility towards society. In the poem “The Road Not Taken,” the speaker has to make a big decision in his life. This poem is about a person who comes across a crossroads or crossroads and must choose which path to follow. The road is a metaphor for the choices we make in life. As the speaker reflects on his choices, he feels strongly that whatever “road” he takes will be forever. So he must evaluate his decision carefully to arrive at the best choice and not end up regretting it. The speaker wisely considers his thought. He says: “And I looked as low as I could / As far as it bent into the undergrowth”, reflecting carefully he ponders his choices and in the end chooses to follow the road “less travelled”. “The road not taken” indicates a difficult choice in a person's life that could offer him an easy or difficult way out. There is no guarantee of what lies ahead; whether there will be successes or pains. But a person must take the risk of deciding which path to choose because this is the first step towards the head… middle of paper… the woods, which are “lovely” as well as “deep and dark” (13). Robert Frost's “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” provide us with contrasting and sometimes similar glimpses of life. “The Road Not Taken” is about taking control and living life. “Stopping by Woods on Snowy Evening” implies a desire for rest, perhaps due to the speaker's feelings of tiredness in dealing with life's difficulties. The poet also explains the difficult choices that people face when they walk the road of life. Sometimes people regret the possibilities of the path not chosen, sometimes people feel proud of the path they have chosen. Works Cited:1. Frost, Robert. Poems by Robert Frost. Ed. Louis Untermeyer. New York: Washington Square Press, 1968. 194.2. Frost, Robert. Poems by Robert Frost. Ed. Louis Untermeyer. New York: Washington Square Press, 1968. 223.