The physical symbol of the moment of choice is the divergence of the two roads. The speaker is speaking literally about choosing between one of two roads, but the metaphor is that he must choose between one of two "paths" in life. That being said, each road represents a potential choice.
Some interpret the poem to mean that the speaker is a nonconformist and he chooses the less traveled road. In other words, he chooses...
The physical symbol of the moment of choice is the divergence of the two roads. The speaker is speaking literally about choosing between one of two roads, but the metaphor is that he must choose between one of two "paths" in life. That being said, each road represents a potential choice.
Some interpret the poem to mean that the speaker is a nonconformist and he chooses the less traveled road. In other words, he chooses the path that most people do not take. However, evidence in the poem shows that he does not knowingly choose a less traveled road. In the second stanza, he notes that "the passing there / Had really worn them about the same." The two roads look equally worn and therefore, equally traveled. So, he is faced with two choices which look the same. He can not know, at this point, which has been less traveled, which is the path of nonconformity.
He repeats the moment of choice in the last stanza: the divergence of the roads. He says he has taken the "road less traveled by" but he says this with a "sigh" indicating doubt, uncertainty, and maybe even regret. The sigh suggests that he can only hope that he had taken the less traveled road and/or that he regrets not choosing the other path.
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