in leaves no step had trodden black.
choose the correct figures of speech in the above line.
class 9
english beehive
poem no. 1 - the road not taken
3rd stanza 2nd line
Answers
Beehive Class 9 Chapter 2 Pdf
Thinking about the poem
(Page 16)
I.
Question 1.
Where does the traveller find himself?
What problem does he face?
Answer:
The traveller finds himself at a point where two roads diverge. His problem is to decide on which road he should walk.
Question 2.
Discuss what these phrases mean to you.
a yellow wood
it was grassy and wanted wear
the passing there
leaves no step had trodden black
how way leads on to way
Answer:
A forest in the autumn season.
The road was grassy because it was a less travelled road. It wanted people to move on it.
It implies walking on the road.
It means the leaves had not been crushed under the feet of travellers.
How one road leads to another
Answer:
In leaves no step had trodden black”: The poet is referring to the paths as equal, especially the morning he finds himself in two pieces over which path to traverse. And that the paths are covered with leaves, which haven't been turned black by steps crushing them