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The Road Not Taken Summary Class 9 English

January 23, 2024 by Sastry CBSE

The Road Not Taken Summary Class 9 English

The Road Not Taken Summary In English

In ‘The Road Not Taken ’, Robert Frost makes a fascinating use of two roads as a metaphorfor life. The two roads serve as a metaphor for the choices we make in life. Thus, the roads are, in fact, two alternative ways of life. The choice we make has a far-reaching consequence. The poet leaves the first roadfor the other day knowing well that he will never get a chance to come back to it again in life. He chooses the second road which is less travelled by and this choice has made all the difference in his life.

Poet Standing at a Junction
The poem brings out the importance of making a choice. Frost uses the two roads as metaphors for life. They stand for two choices, two alternative ways of life and two different directions of life. The choice we make, makes ‘all the difference in life’. The poet stands at a junction in a yellow forest. Two roads are branching out in two different directions. He is a single traveller and can’t travel on both the roads at the same time. He looks at the first road as far as he can see, till it bends in the undergrowth.

Two Roads and the Choice
The other road is ‘just as fair as the first one’. But it presents a better claim in one sense. It is grassy and wants wear. The poet is confused. Finally, he resolves the dilemma. He chooses the other road because it is less travelled by. He leaves the first road for another day.

Poet’s Genuine Doubt
Both the roads lie before him covered with the fallen leaves. When the poet leaves the first road for another day, he has also a genuine doubt. He knows how one way leads to the other and one marches on reaching a point of no return. He doubts if he will ever get a chance to walk on the road he has already left.

Choice Has Made All the Difference
It is very difficult to say whether the road we have chosen will lead us to the desired end. It is very difficult to decide on the spur of the moment. Only the poet will be ‘telling this with a sigh’ that his choice has made all the difference in his life. Perhaps the road that was not taken could have proved more rewarding than the road that was taken. But now he can do nothing as his choice is irrevocable.

The Road Not Taken Summary In Hindi

कवि जंक्शन ( संगम) पर खड़ा है।
यह कविता निर्णय लेने के महत्व का वर्णन करती है। Frost दो सड़कों को जीवन के रूपकों के तौर पर प्रयोग करता है। वे जीवन के विकल्पों और भिन्न जीवन-दिशाओं की प्रतीक हैं। दोनों सड़कों का चुनाव करते समय जो निर्णय हम लेते हैं, वही हमारे जीवन में सारा फर्क (अन्तर) डाल देता है। कवि पीले जंगल में एक जंक्शन (चौराहे) पर खड़ा है। दो सड़कें विपरीत दिशाओं में विभक्त हो रही हैं। वह अकेला यात्री है और दोनों सड़कों पर एक साथ नहीं चल सकता। वह पहली सड़क को जहाँ तक देख सकता है, देखता है जब तक कि वह (सड़क) मुड़कर झाड़ियों में लुप्त नहीं हो जाती।

दो सड़कं ओर चयन
दूसरी सड़क भी उतनी ही सुन्दर है जितनी कि पहली सड़क। लेकिन यह पहली सड़क से बेहतर दावा पेश करती है। वह घास से भरी है और अभी घिसी भी नहीं है। कवि दुविधा में पड़ जाता है। लेकिन शीघ्र ही वह कवि इस दुविधा से निपट लेता है। वह उस सड़क को चुनता है जिस पर कम आदमी चलते हैं। वह पहली सड़क को किसी और दिन के लिये छोड़ देता है।

कवि का सही सन्देह
दोनों सड़कें कवि के सामने गिरे हुए पत्तों से ढकी हुई हैं। जब कवि पहली सड़क को किसी दूसरे दिन चलने के लिए छोड़ देता है, तो उसे सन्देह भी होता है और उसका संदेह सही है। वह जानता है कि किस प्रकार एक रास्ते में से दूसरा रास्ता निकलता है और आदमी जब तक आगे बढ़ता रहता है तब उस क्रम में वह उस बिन्दु पर पहुँच जाता है जहाँ से वापस आना सम्भव नहीं। उसे सन्देह है कि वह जिस सड़क को पहले ही छोड़ चुका है उस पर कभी वापस भी आ सकेगा।

चयन सारा अन्तर ला देता है
यह कहना बहुत कठिन है कि जो सड़क हमने चुनी है वह हमें वांछित अंत तक ले जायेगी। क्षणभर में यह निर्णय लेना बहुत कठिन है। केवल कवि आहें भरते हुए यह बता रहा होगा कि उसके चयन ने उसके जीवन में सारा अन्तर ला दिया है। शायद जो सड़क नहीं अपनायी गयी वह इस सड़क से ज्यादा लाभदायक सिद्ध होती जिसे हमने चलने के लिए चुना था। लेकिन अब वह कुछ भी नहीं कर सकता क्योंकि उसके चयन को बदला नहीं जा सकता।

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