Line by line analysis of The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, The key word here is "two". Throughout our lives we constantly face decisions where we have two choices. Even when it seems like there is only one choice, we can decide to DO it, or NOT to do it; so there are STILL two alternatives. And sorry, I couldn't both travel and be a traveler, long I stayed. Then there are times when we wish we could do BOTH; TAKE our cake and eat it too! We know we can't, so we have to agonize over choices; weigh the possibilities. And I looked at one as far as I could to where it bent into the undergrowth; then I took the other, equally beautiful, and having perhaps the better claim, for it was grassy and needed wear; although as far as that was concerned they had worn them in much the same way, Decisions, decisions! So, what we do is find some justification for the choice we made, even though we are already questioning our decision, even as we make it. When choices are this close to equality, it becomes real...