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The road not taken by Robert Frost

The person who is speaking is a man. It was published in 1916 so the time period would have a big influence on the poem because there were not asphalt roads or road signs telling me were to go. He is choosing the decision that is not usually chosen and he is calm about it. The mood of the story is that you would expect him to take the road more traveled so you are surprised. My favorite part is when he makes the decision. I can connect to having to make decisions all the time. The author wrote this poem to show how one should go making decision. The audience is anyone who is making important decisions.