The Road Less Traveled By
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"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is one of the most famous and widely-read American poems. It's also one of the most commonly misinterpreted. What was Frost really saying? What is the significance of poetry? Let's watch as John Green offers us some potential answers.
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But what do people say about what the poem means?
Here is one interpretation that is commonly used by students.
This article discusses a book that looks at how this poem is famously misinterpreted.
John Green mentions Robert Frost's friend who died after taking "the road less traveled." Read more about that story here.
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