Poem

The Road Not Taken — Read Aloud

by Robert Frost

144
words
1:02
at 140 WPM
Easy
difficulty
3
speed presets
Reading time at three speeds
Slow · 110 WPM
1:19
Natural · 140 WPM
1:02
Brisk · 170 WPM
51s

How to read it

Read "The Road Not Taken" at a relaxed 140 WPM (~1:02). Breathe at each stanza break and let line endings carry a slight pause rather than a full stop. Slow to 110 WPM for your first pass while Telepront's voice-scroll learns your pace, then push to 170 WPM once the rhythm feels natural.

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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, 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. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost (1916). Public domain.

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How long does it take to read "The Road Not Taken" aloud?

About 1:02 at a natural 140 WPM, 1:19 taken slowly, or 51s at a brisk 170 WPM. It is 144 words long.

Is "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost in the public domain?

Yes. Published in 1916, it is in the public domain in the United States and free to read, record, and practice with.

How do I practice reading this with a teleprompter?

Open it in Telepront and the script auto-scrolls as you speak, matching your pace hands-free so you can focus on delivery.

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