Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
I) “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long
I stood And looked down one as far as
I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;”
(a) What does the narrator mean by “a yellow wood”?
(b) What choice did the narrator have to make?
(c) What does the narrator regret?
II) “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry, I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long
I stood And looked down one as far I could;
To where it bent in the undergrowth,”
(a) What did the narrator see in the wood?
(b) Why did the poet stand there for “long”?
(c) The poet here is using “roads” as symbols of____________ .
III) “Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,”
(a) What does “other” refer to in the above lines?
(b) Which road did the narrator choose?
(c) Explain “grassy and wanted wear”?
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
a)By “yellow wood” the poet means a forest where the trees have yellowing and falling leaves.
b) the poet had to make a choice between the two roads that diverged in front of him. One of the two roads was grassy, which meant that it was less travelled by and had scope for some adventure. Whereas, the other road was much travelled by and thus, was less grassy
c) the narrator regret that he couldn't get to travel in the other road
ii) a)The narrator sees two roads Diverging In a yellow wood and both the roads were covered with fallen yellow leaves.
b)the poet stood for a long time because he thinks about his life as he looks down one path as far as he can see trying to see what life will be like if he walks that path. robert frost is thinking about which path he should choose in life .
c)Choices one makes in life.
iii)a) In the above lines, “other” refers to the road that was grassy and less travelled upon
b)The poet choose the road that was grassy and less frequented (travelled by fewer people) .
c)He picked the one that was “grassy and wanted wear”. It means that the path he selected was covered in grass and had never been walked before.