Decisions separate one's life from that of another. Robert Frost proves this to be true in his poem “The Road Not Taken.” The metaphorical twist that Frost uses in his words and sentence structure emphasizes the importance of different decisions and how those choices will impact the rest of a person's life. “The Road Not Taken” examines the difficulties people face when they get to a place in their lives. where you need to make life-changing decisions. The man described in this poem is on a journey when he comes across “two divergent roads” (1). He will then have to choose which path to take to continue his journey. After staying at the diversion for a while, he knows he has a final decision to make. One path was worn and "bent in the undergrowth" (5), so he took the other path, which was described as "perhaps the better complaint / Because it was grassy and needed wear" (6-7). The man in the poem begins to reflect on a time when he will tell his story of the path he has taken. While we're not sure if the man regrets his decision or is relieved, he lets us know that taking the road less traveled “made all the difference” (20). The two paths presented in this poem represent difficult decisions we face in life. He uses the relationship between real life paths and decisions throughout the poem. This is an example of an extended metaphor, which is used to help readers understand the analogy between the two. The man in the poem said: “I stood still for a long time” (3), which makes us understand that the decision was not made instantly. It was difficult for the man to make a definitive judgment. The two roads in the poem refer to various paths one might take in life. A path "back in the undergrowth" (5) which means having traveled it several times. But the other path “was grassy and lacked wear and tear” (8). This is the path of life, which seems “unpopular” at that moment. Not many people choose the path that is typically not chosen by others. This is what Frost is doing in his poem as he uses these solid metaphors: challenging his readers to "go against the grain" as that man did..