Question

And be one traveller
In leaves no step had trodden black
I shall be telling this with a sigh
And that has made all the difference [Explain the phrases]

Answer 1

Explanation:

Beehive-Road Not Taken I. R.T.C A. 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 i) What does the poet mean by ‘yellow wood’? ii) Why did he feel like travelling both the roads? iii) ‘….long I stood’. What did the speaker do while standing for a long time? iv) Explain: ‘And be one traveller’ . B. And both that morning equally 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) Having chosen his road, what decision did the speaker take about the first road? ii) Explain: ‘leaves no step had trodden black’. iii) Why is the poet not sure whether he will ever come back to the first road? iv) ‘If I should ever come back’. Why would the speaker like to come back? C. 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 travelled by, And that has made all the difference. i) What would the speaker be telling with a sigh? ii) Why do you think the speaker will sigh? iii) Why does the poet say, ‘And that has made all the difference’? iv) What does ‘road’ symbolize in the poem? II. Answer in 100-150 words: i) Bring out the contrast and similarities between the two roads mentioned in the poem. Which road does the speaker choose? What does it tell you about him? plz answer