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
1. Inthe first stanza, the poet is talking of the present time when he has to choose one of the roads. What time is he thinking of in thw last stanza ? Pick out the words in support of your answer.
Answers
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● Deals with difficult situations that man faces in life.
● Talks about the choices we need to make.
● We regret for our decisions but we can't reverse them, once taken.
● Thus, the direction our life takes determines the choice made by us.
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The poem, 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost deals with the difficult situations that a man faces in his life. It talks about the choices that one has to make in life and the consequences of such life. Many times we regret the choices made by us but whatever is done once, cannot be reversed. Decisions are like steps, one takes us to the other. Thus, whatever direction our life takes determines the choice made any us.
Answer:
The theme of the poem- Making choices throughout life.
In the last stanza, the poet is reflecting on the opportunities for gaining new experiences that may arise by taking chances and risks of walking on the unknown path, taking the right decision, and making a good choice.
Explanation:
In the last stanza, the poet predicts that in the future he will tell the story of the decision that he was making. He is telling us that there were two roads but he took the one which was not travelled by a greater number of people, it was less travelled. His choice of choosing this road made all the difference in his life. These lines highlight the regrets that we face in our life. No matter what decision we make, we always regret not going through the other option. Life is about the paths that we choose to walk through, it's not about the road not taken. This teaches the readers that we never know where life is going to take us, so doing regret is a silly thing especially when we haven't even started our journey. So we should always stay positive.