Question

And both that morning equally lay in leaves no step had trodden black Oh,i kept the first for another day! (a)what does the poet mean by 'both'? (b)how were they both 'equally lay'? (c)what does the word 'trodden' mean?

Answer 1

(a)Both means the two roads
(b) It was the time of autumn and both the roads were undisturbed . He could chose any road
(c) Trodden means To be walked on by someone