The document provides an analysis of Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken". It summarizes the poem, in which a traveler comes to a forked road in the woods and must choose which path to take. While he wishes he could take both paths, he can only pick one. He chooses the less worn path, thinking it will make a difference. The document then analyzes symbols in the poem like the yellow woods and roads. It explains the metaphor of life's decisions being like choosing a road. Finally, it notes that in telling of this choice later with a sigh, it's uncertain if the traveler will feel regret or satisfaction over the path he took.

1. THE ROAD NOT TAKEN ROBERT FROST

2. About The Author Robert Lee Frost was an American Poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life. A popular and often-quoted poet, Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime. His work frequently employed themes from the early 1900’s rural life in New England.

3. ABOUT THE POEM

5. 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”.

9. Summary Of The Poem This poem talks about the choices one has to make in life and their consequences. One day while walking in a wooded area full of trees the poet comes to a place where he has to decide which road he should take. He starts debating over the choices as he realizes he cannot walk on both. However he decides to take the second path with the intention of travelling on the first some other time in future.

10. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;

16. Reference to context Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth; 1. What does the narrator mean by the ‘yellow woods ‘? Ans. It means a wood where the leaves are yellowing and falling to the ground as it was autumn. 2. What does the narrator regret ? Ans. He regrets the fact that he couldn’t travel on both the roads and must choose either one of the two. 3. Which road did the narrator choose? Ans. The poet chose the road that was grassy and less travelled by.

17. Then took the other, as just as fairAnd having perhaps the better claim,Because it was grassy and wanted wear;Though as for that, the passing thereHad worn them really about the same, What does other refer to in the above lines ? Ans. ‘Other’ refers to the road that was grassy and less travelled upon. What literary device has been used in the above lines? Ans. The literary device used above is a metaphor. The narrator compares life to a road.

18. And both that morning equally layIn 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. What does ‘both’ refer to ? Ans. ‘Both’ refers to the two roads that forked out in different directions. Explain ‘in leaves no step had trodden black’? Ans. The narrator means that the path was not frequented. No one had walked that way and trampled upon the dried leaves that lay on the ground. What made the narrator doubt that he ‘should ever come back ‘? Ans. He knew that one path would lead to another and he would never return to the path he had not taken and left for another day.

19. Shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere 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. What will the narrator tell with ‘a sigh’? Ans. He would tell about the fork that he had come to in the woods and how he had taken the road less frequented by people. Do you think the narrator regret his choice later on? Ans. No, he did not regret his choice. The sigh could be a satisfied happy sigh that he had had the foresight to be different from rest of the crowd. Yes, the narrator regretted his decision as he says he will talk of his choice with a sigh as his sigh could be a sigh deep regret at having made the wrong choice.

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