Question

poem:road not taken
a. Where did the poet stand? What did he see?
b. Why did the poet stand there for "long"?
c. Why does the poet describe the woods as yellow?
d. Name the literary device used for "yellow wood".​

Answer 1

Answer:

a)There were two roads and he had to take only one. He stood there examining the pros and cons of both the roads with great care. The poet looked at the road, as far his eyes could see till it bent in the undergrowth.

b) Because he had two choices one road which is traveled by the most people and one with is less traveled ,The poet wants to take the less traveled road because he wanted to do something different but he had a fear of failure so he is fighting to himself that he take the less traveled one or most traveled one

c)The poet described the wood as yellow because he referred them to that of the autumn season

d) alliteration