This ppt is for class 9

3. GUIDED BY:-
Mr. D.K.Das
(TGT ENGLISH)

4. SUBMITTED BY:-

5. TOPIC:- By:- Robert
Frost

6. 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. He became one of
America's rare public literary figures, almost an
artistic institution. He was awarded
the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his
poetical works.

7. INTRODUCTION:-

8. ‘The road’ is the symbol of the choice made by us in life. Many times,
we regret the choice we make but what is done once cannot be
undone.
Man regrets for what he has deniedhimself in life , rather than what
he has chosen. Hence, the poet has given his poem the title “The Road
Not Taken”.
The word"road" not only means "way", it also means "journey" or a
"stage of journey". Here "road" does not signify any ordinary road,
but functions a metaphor of a vital decision in our life.

9. Symbolism:-
 “ The yellow coloring of the woods is representative of the light, hope,
and promise that the speaker is standing before. His future is bright and stretches before
him. Though both paths are equally lit, he must choose only one.
 “ The poem is set in the woods because we get an Image of a quiet,
deserted place where the speaker is left alone to decide. There are no road signs or people
to stop and ask for directions. Similarly, there are no signs in life designed to help people
choose their path.

10.  “ The roads are symbolic of the paths we take in life. Every
road leads to a specific place and the nature of one’s destination depends
entirely on
the decisions that are made. We don’t just arrive at a location; we make a
series of choices that lead us there.
 “ The morning represents a new beginning and the
endless possibilities the day ahead has to offer. Frost sets the poem in the
morning to reveal that the speaker is in the early years of his life and his
future is spread out before him.

11. Literary Devices Metaphor
The poem revolves around the metaphor comparing
the decisions we make on the journey of life to a fork
in the road. Just as we must decide which road to take
when traveling in order to arrive at a location, we must
make decisions in life that will greatly impact our
destination. The speaker is a “traveler” on the road of
life who wishes that he could go both directions and
avoid making a decision.

12. The Road Not Taken :-
by:- ROBERT FROST
1. 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;

13. Summary Of The First Stanza

14. 2. 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,

15. He looked down the first one “to where it bend in the
undergrowth”, and then the second one , and he
decided to take the other path, because it seemed to
have less traveled than the first. But then he goes on to
say that they actually were very similarly worn. The
second one that he took seems less traveled but as he
thinks about it, he realizes that they were “really about
the same”. Not exactly the same but only “about the
same”.
Summary Of The Second Stanza

17. The third stanza continues with the cogitation about the
possible differences between the two road. He had noticed
that the leaves were both fresh fallen on them both and
had not been walked on, but then again claims that
maybe he would come back and also walk the first one
sometimes, but he doubted he would be able to, because
in life one thing leads to another and time is short.
Summary Of The Third Stanza

18. 4. 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.

19. In this poem the word “difference” is taken in a positive way. But there is
nothing in the poem that suggests that this difference signals a positive
outcome. The speaker could not offer such information, because he has not
lived the “difference” yet. The other word that leads non-discerning readers
astray is the word “sigh.” By taking “difference” to mean a positive
difference, they think that the sigh is one of nostalgic relief; however, a sigh
can also mean regret. There is the “oh, dear” kind of sigh, but also the “what a
relief” kind of sigh. Which one is it? We do not know. If it is the relief sigh,
then the difference means the speaker is glad he took the road he did; if it is
the regret sigh, then the difference would not be good, and the speaker would
be sighing in regret.
Summary Of The Fourth Stanza

20. Message Of This Poem:-
Robert Frost's poem “ The road not taken” seemsto hold out themortal that life is
a continuousjourney fullof divergence now and then.The important thingis to
move on without lookingback whetherthechoice of pathstakenwas right or
wrong. The rightor wrong are relative terms. Wecannot geteverything in life and
have to makechoices. Whatever direction in our lifetakes is determinedby the
choice made by us . In the journey of life, one can seldom come back to travelthe
„roads‟ not
takenearlier.

21. Summary Of The Whole Poem:-
1) In the Poem the poet has presented a Dilemma that one goes through, while taking a
decision regarding one’s future.
2) The poet was standing in the woods where he saw two paths leading to different
destinations.
3) Being a lone traveller he could not walk on both , hence it was imperative to choose one.
4) Symbolically, he had to choose one direction in life , it carefully examined the two paths.
5) The first path was more used while the second one was less travelled.

22. 6) He decided to choose path which was less travelled . He hoped that that this
path would be more rewarding than the first path that had been more used.
7) He hoped to use the first path sometimes in future . He was worried if this
would be possible because one path leads to another and it gets impossible to
return.
8) He also predicted that years later he would be expressing his regret that he left
the first path and could not travel on both the paths.
9) The decisions that he took at the fork in the forest of life , made all the
difference to his life.

23. Some Extra Questions :-
Reference To Context
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;

24. Question) What does the narrator regret ?
Answer) He regrets the fact that he couldn’t travel on both the roads and must
choose either one of the two.
Question) Which road did the narrator choose?
Answer) The poet chose the road that was grassy and less travelled by.
Question ) What does the narrator mean by the ‘yellow woods ‘?
Answer) It means a wood where the leaves are yellowing and falling to the
ground as it was autumn.

25.  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,
Question) What does other refer to in the above lines ?
Answer) ‘Other’ refers to the road that was grassy and less travelled upon.
Question) What literary device has been used in the above lines?
Answer) The literary device used above is a metaphor. The narrator compares life to a
road.

26. 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.
Question) What does ‘both’ refer to ?
Answer) ‘Both’ refers to the two roads that forked out in different directions.
Question) Explain ‘in leaves no step had trodden black’?
Answer) 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.

27.  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.
Question) What will the narrator tell with ‘a sigh’?
Answer) 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.
Question) Do you think the narrator regret his choice later on?
Answer) 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.

28. 1) The Poet Stood at the intersection of?
i) A wood painted Yellow.
ii) An Autumn Forest.
iii) Trees with infected flowers.
iv) Woods which is Yellow in colour.

29. 2) The Poet regrets that
i) he could not travel on both the roads….
ii) he has become old
iii) the roads are covered with thick undergrowth
iv) the paths are not clearly visible

30. 3) The Poet finally chooses the road
i) which has been travel by many
ii) which look more attractive
iii) which very few trodden on
iv) which has less grass

31. 4) Quote a line from the poem to show that it was not easy for
the poet to decide which road to follow
i) “two road diverged in yellow wood”
ii) “and sorry I could not travel on both”
iii) “…Long I stood
iv) “And looked down as far as I could”

32. 5) Pick out the lines which says that the two road
looked similar that morning
i) “OH, I kept the first for another day.”
ii) “Yet knowing how way leads on to way”
iii) “I doubted I should ever come back”
iv) “Both that morning equally lay in leaves no step had trodden back.”

33. 6) “way leads on to way” means:
i) There are many roads ahead
ii) It is an uphill road
iii) One road joins another road ahead
iv) None of these

34. 7) What does “that” refer to in the last line of the poem?
i) It means that he chose good over evil.
ii) It refers to his decision to take the other road
iii) It meat he took the narrow road
iv) None of these

35. 8) Why is “I” repeated in the last stanza?
i) To show that the poet’s focus is on himself
ii) To show the poet’s hesitation
iii) To quicken the tempo in the poem
iv) To show the poet’s individuality

36. 9) The Road in the poem stands for
i) Along tedious journey
ii) challenges
iii) Choices in life
iv) Forward movement

37. I took the one less travelled by
And that has made all the difference
10) The second line of the extract means
i) The Speaker regrets his choice
ii) The choice has changed life for the worse
iii) The choice has made him what he is _ a famous poet
iv) None of these