Religious Symbolism in “The Road Not Taken” In “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, there are many religious similarities. Most people agree that in the poem Frost expressed the belief that it is the road or path one takes or chooses that makes him the man he is today and will be tomorrow. Everyone is a traveler on the roads of life. In poetry there is never just one path to take. Religion can be found in this poem through the decision the speaker has to make, the path he chose and the path not taken. “And I'm sorry, I couldn't walk both” (2), the speaker is coming to a decision. In everyone's life, we must make the decision to follow God or not to follow Him. In this poem, the speaker must make this choice. Try to look as far down both paths as possible to see the choices that might come from taking either path. “Yet, knowing how the road leads to the other road” (14), he knows that this decision is not temporary. He knows that once he chose a path, “he doubted whether I would ever return” (15[VR1]). The second case of religious symbolism is the road ...