Question

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.
[a] What does the poet mean when he says 'no step had trodden black'?
[b] What was the doubt the speaker had?
SCHOO
[c] What does 'both' refer to in the above lines?
MMUNITY
[d] Why does the speaker exclaim, "Oh, I kept the first for another day"?

Answer 1

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.

[a] What does the poet mean when he says 'no step had trodden black'?

[b] What was the doubt the speaker had?

SCHOO

[c] What does 'both' refer to in the above lines?

MMUNITY

[d] Why does the speaker exclaim, "Oh, I kept the first for another day"?