A full explanation of the famous poem by Robert Lee frost that depicts the situation of the mankind at each and every phase of life . This ppt is self explanatory with audio of every slide . Hope you will like this

1. THE ROAD NOT
TAKEN
By Robert Frost

2. About the author
Robert Lee Frost (March 26,1874 -January 29,
1963) was an American poet.
His work was initially published in
England before it was published in
America.
He is highly regarded for his realistic
depictions of rural life and his command
of American colloquial speech.
Frost was honored frequently during his
lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for
poetry.
Lee became one of America's rare public
literary figures, almost an artistic
institution. Lee was awarded the
Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his
poetical works.

3. Stanza 1
The Poem
Two roads diverged in a Yellow wood ,
And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller,
long I stood And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth

4. Stanza 2
Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Thoughas forthat the passing there
Had worn themreally about the same,

5. Stanza 3
I doubted if I shouldever come back.
I shall be tellingthis with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages
hence: Two roads divergedin a wood, and I-I took the one less
travelled by, And that has made all the difference.

6. Explanation
it was autumn. The leaves of trees had turned
yellow. The poet was passing through a forest.
Suddenly, he reached a spot where two roads
diverged in two different directions. He felt
sorry that he could not travel on both the
roads. He stood undecided for a long time. He
looked down one road as far as he could see.
He could see it up to a point where it turned
to the undergrowth and disappeared.

7. But the poet took the other road. It was as just
as fair, also it had a better claim to be walked
it upon. It was because it was grassy and
wanted wear. Less number of travellers had
walked upon it However, as far as passing was
concerned, both the roads had been worn
equally.

8. That morning, both the roads lay equally
covered with yellow leaves which had not
been trodden much by the travellers. The poet
kept the first road for some other day
although he knew how one way leads on to
another. He doubted whether he would ever
come back to walk on the other road. The poet
feels that after ages he would tell one fact of
life with a sigh. It is two roads diverged in a
forest. He took the one road which had been
travelled less by the people. And that had
made all the difference in his life.

9. Conclusion
The “Road” in the poem is a symbol of choice
made by many of us in life. Many times we
regret the choices we have made but what is
done once can’t be undone .
Man regrets for what he has denied himself in
life , rather than what he has chosen, hence
the poet has given his poem the title “ The
Road Not Taken”

10. The word “Road” not only means “way”, it also
means “Journey” or a “stage of journey”.
Here “Road” does not signifies any ordinary
road, but functions a metaphor of a vital
decision in our life.

11. • Fill in the blanks to complete the following paragraph that deals with the theme of
the poem. Use the words given in the box below:
The poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is about the (1) that one
makes in life. It tells about a man who comes to a (2) in the road he is
travelling
upon. He feels (3) that he cannot travel (4) paths as he must choose
one Frost uses this fork in the road to represent a point in the man's life where he has
to
choose the (5) he wishes to take in life. As he thinks about his (6)
he looks down one path as far as he can see trying to (7) what life will be like if
he walks that path. He then gazes at the other and decides the outcome of going down
that path would be just as (8) At this point, he concludes that the (9)
that has been less travelled on would be more (10) when he reaches the end of
it The man then decides that he will save the other path for another day, even though
he knows that one path leads to another and that he won't get a (11) to go
back
The man then says that he will be telling this story with a "sigh" someday in the future
suggesting that he will (12) what life would have been like if he had chosen the
more walked path even through the path he chose has made all the difference.

12. Choose from the following words:
• decision
• pleasant
• rewarding
• sorry
• direction
• chance
• foresee
• fork wonder
• choices trail both

13. • On the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions
by ticking
the correct choice.
(a) In the poem, a traveller comes to a fork in the road and needs to decide which
way to go to Continue his journey. Figuratively the choice of the road denotes
(i) the tough choices people make the road of life.
(ii) the time wasted on deciding what to do.
(iii) life is like a forest.
(iv) one must travel a lot to realize his dreams.
(b)The poet writes. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.' The word diverged means
(i) appeared
(ii) curved
(iii) branched off
(iv) continued on
(c) The tone of the speaker in the first stanza is that of .
(i) excitement
(ii) anger
(iii) hesitation and thoughtfulness
(iv) sorrow

14. Thank You
Presented by:
Gautam Rana
9th B
Roll No. 50