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Is this the most misunderstood poem in English literature?
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Is this the most misunderstood poem in English literature?

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Robert Frost’s famous poem The Road Not Traveled is one of the most quoted—and most misused—poems in the world. So what does it really mean? Alia Parker offers a translation to help you see it in a different light.

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