GCELiterature in EnglishNon-African Poetry2020

Robert Frost's poem 'The Road Not Taken' is most accurately interpreted as being about

Athe regret of a traveller who chose the wrong path in a forest
Bthe inevitability of making choices and the human tendency to romanticize past decisionsCORRECT
Cthe importance of taking risks in order to achieve success in life
Dthe beauty of nature as experienced during a solitary walk
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
A careful reading reveals that the two roads are described as 'really about the same' and 'equally lay / In leaves no step had trodden black,' meaning the choice was not significantly different. The irony lies in the speaker's anticipated future claim that the chosen road 'made all the difference,' illustrating how people retrospectively assign meaning to choices. Frost's poem is therefore a subtle commentary on self-deception and the human need to justify one's choices.
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