Question

Q.4 Read the extract and answer the following questions:-( 4 marks)
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
QUESTIONS: -
(a) What did the poet think about the first road?
(b) Why did the poet suffer from a doubt?
(c) Explain: "TRODDEN BLACK LEAVES".
(d) Why were both the roads equally covered with leaves?
Q.5 Answer the following questions: -​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) The poet feels that the first road was worn out more than the second road as it was used by most of the people. But as he moves ahead he realizes that both the roads were worn out the same

b) The poet doubts wheteher the path he chose was correct because his future depends on what he chooses now.

c) Trodden black leaves mean that the road was walked upon by many people. Hence the leaves have turned black because many people stepped on it.

d) This is because the leaves werent stepped on yet as it was early in the morning.l

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