*1. The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost)*
*1. Who is the poet of this poem?*
Ans. Robert Frost
*2. How many roads were there?*
Ans. Two roads
*3. Where does the traveler find himself?*
Ans. Where two road diverged
*4. What was the problem before the poet?*
Ans. To choose one road out of the two roads
*5. Why did the poet feel sorry?*
Ans. That he could not travel both the roads
*6. Which road did the poet adopt?*
Ans. That was less travelled by
*7. Why had the second road been better claimed?*
Ans. Because it was grassy and it wanted wear
*8. Why were both the roads equally laid that morning?*
Ans. Because no step had trodden them back
*9. What made all the difference in his life?*
Ans. He had made the wrong choice
10.What does the "yellow wood" symbolize?
Ans. A forest in autumn season
*1. The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost)*
Textual Questions
1. Where does the traveller find himself? What problem does he face?
Ans. The traveller finds himself at a point where two roads diverge. His problem is to decide one road where he should walk.
2. Discuss what these phrases mean to you.
A) a yellow wood
Ans. A forest in the autumn season.
b) it was grassy and wanted wear
Ans. The road was grassy because it was a less travelled road.
c) leaves no step had trodden black
Ans. It means the leaves had not been crushed under the feet of travellers.
3. What was the poet’s dilemma?
Ans. The poet was standing where the two roads. He had to decide which one would lead him to success. It was not easy for him to decide. So he stood there. He had to choose one.
4. Why did the poet take the ‘other’ road? Why did the ‘other’ road have a better claim than the first road?
Ans. The poet had to choose one of the two roads. He decided to take the ‘other’ road which was less travelled by the people. The ‘other’ road had a better claim as it was grassy.
5. What was the poet’s opinion about both the roads?
Ans. The poet's opinion was that both the roads were the same. They were equally travelled and there was no difference between them. So It was difficult to decide which road would be more comfortable.
6. What is the message of the poem?
Ans. The message of the poem is to make people aware. The poet wishes to say that choices should be made carefully. One should behave responsibly because life does not offer multiple chances.