Asked by Sarah

Why did Robert Frost write the Road Not Taken?

Why did Walt Whitman write O Captain! My Captain!?
Answered by Reed
Why does any writer write something? It's fairly obvious why Whitman wrote the poem. Whitman greatly admired President Lincoln and was mourning his assassination, wasn't he? It's less obvious with Frost's, but what is the point of the poem? Your clue lies in what he's talking about.