![]() ![]() You can click these links to read more about Frost’s friendship with Thomas, letters between the Frosts and Edward’s wife Helen Thomas and the story of the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’. Frost is believed to have encouraged Thomas to pursue his passion for poetry through writing in addition to reviewing. ![]() The poet, travelling alone one day, reaches a place where the road divides into two. On a deeper level it is about the choices one makes in life and the dilemma one faces in making these choices. Then he decided to take the road which was less travelled. The poem is written in response to the indecisiveness of the poet. ![]() He stood there for a Long time and gave a serious thought to each road. Once, the poet come across a junction when his path diverged into two and he had to take a decision of which road to take. Frost referred to Thomas as ‘the only brother I ever had.’ Thomas and Frost shared a love of nature and of poetry, and talked for hours on long walks in the English countryside. ‘The Road Not Taken’ is an autobiographical poem. It became a long-lasting friendship of like-minded souls. Frost travelled with his family to England and struck up a friendship with Thomas which became much more significant than a work-related friendship. The speaker claims to have chosen the 'road less traveled,' but at the outset of the poem. Thomas gained prominence as a literary reviewer, and in this capacity, Frost sought his help in reviewing ‘North of Boston’, Frost’s first poetry collection. The main themes of the 'The Road Not Taken' are the impacts of choices and the desire for to be unique. Before he turned to poetry, he was primarily a prose writer and a well-regarded literary critic. Edward Thomas (1878-1917) was a British poet, essayist, and literary critic who is known for his contributions to early 20th-century English poetry. ![]()
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