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The poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost explores the theme of choices and their consequences in life. The phrase "wanted wear" in the second stanza refers to the grassy and less traveled road that the poet chooses.
Both roads were fair, but one wanted wear: Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim. Because it was grassy and wanted wear, The speaker admits that he shall be...
Apr 9, 2023 · In that poem "wanted wear" means that the road was very new, because it wasn't used much. "wear" is short for "wear and tear" - the normal damage everything gets from being used over time.
Nov 6, 2023 · The first road is described as bending into the undergrowth. The second road is described as "just as fair," though it was "grassy and wanted wear." At this, it seems the second road is overgrown and less traveled, but then the poet writes:
But you yourself can resurrect it from zombie-hood by reading it—not with imagination, even, but simply with accuracy. Of the two roads the speaker says “the passing there / Had worn them really about the same.” In fact, both roads “that morning lay / In leaves no step had trodden black.” Meaning: Neither of the roads is less traveled by.
A poem about choice and its consequences, written as a joke for a friend. The phrase "wanted wear" refers to a road that has been worn by passing travelers, but the speaker doubts if he will ever return to it.
May 2, 2023 · Here, Frost writes, ““Because it was grassy and wanted wear.” Roads themselves cannot have wants. Yet Frost includes this personification to demonstrate the way that an almost mystical quality can emerge amidst a tough choice.
