The Road Not Taken Commonlit Answers [extra Quality] File

The speaker says, "sorry I could not travel both / And be one traveler." He stands "long" looking down one path. He is not confident; he is hesitating and feels the weight of missing out on the other path (a concept called "opportunity cost").

The sigh (“I shall be telling this with a sigh”) is ambiguous. It could be a sigh of contentment (looking back fondly on a unique choice) or a sigh of regret (wondering “what if”). Frost intentionally leaves it open to interpretation. the road not taken commonlit answers