The Almost Universally Misinterpreted Poem "The Road Not Taken" and the Fascinating Story Behind It

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Robert Frost is one of the most critically acclaimed American poets of the 20th century, which is a roundabout way of saying you almost certainly studied one of his poems in school. Most likely, it was a short piece called The Road Not Taken- a poem famous for being one of the most misunderstood and misinterpreted poems ever written, and a testament to how twisted the meaning of something can be by taking a quote out of context. Oh, and it also played a small role in the death of the guy it was written about.

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Sources:

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jul/29/robert-frost-edward-thomas-poetry
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/books/review/Miles-t.html?_r=1&
http://www.businessinsider.com/frosts-road-not-taken-poem-interpretation-2014-3?IR=T
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/08/15/orange_is_the_new_black_on_road_less_traveled_show_gets_robert_frost_poem.html
http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/frost/section7.rhtml
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http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173536
http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/frost/road.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Thomas_%28poet%29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frost