The stanza you provided reflects the theme of the inevitability of choice and the uncertainty of outcomes. The speaker acknowledges that choosing one path over another leads to a doubt about whether they will ever return to explore the other option. This illustrates the complexities of decision-making and the understanding that each choice brings about a different set of experiences and possibilities.
Stanza:
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
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The beauty of nature and its calming effect on the speaker.
The beauty of nature and its calming effect on the speaker.
The inevitability of choice and the uncertainty of outcomes.
The inevitability of choice and the uncertainty of outcomes.
The regret of making decisions without full knowledge.
The regret of making decisions without full knowledge.
The excitement of exploring new paths.
The excitement of exploring new paths.
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