Q2 Answer the questions in about 30 to 40 words- [ 10]
(a) Why did the poet think that the other road had a better claim? What trait of his personality is revealed by his
choice?
(b) What do the two roads represent?
(c) What does the poet promise himself although he knows he can't keep his promise?
d) What is the significance of the fact that the road bent in the undergrowth?
(e) The poet takes a long time to make his decision. What is he thinking about?
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- The poet thought that the other road had a better claim because it was not much used. He is reluctant to follow the tradition of using the same road that other people have previously used. This reveals him to be an adventurous person.
- The two roads symbolize the choices that one has to make in life. It is very important to make the right choice because we can never retrace our path and go back. One road would lead on to another and there is no coming back.
- The poet promised himself that he would come back some other time and take the often traveled road ,though he knows, in his heart, that he won't be able to keep his promise because a decision ,once taken, can't be changed ,as one decision leads to another
- Literally, then, to say that the road "bent in the undergrowth" means that, at a certain point, the speaker can no longer see which direction the road goes. The undergrowth obscures the road's direction from the speaker's sight. Moreover, and perhaps more importantly, he cannot see where it leads or where it ends
- The poet takes a long time to make his decision because he was confused about which road should be chosen. As he was only one traveller, so he could not travel both the roads. Thus, he takes a long time in taking a decision which could change his whole journey.
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