The Road Not Taken is biographical poem. Therefore, some personal biographical information is relevant to the deeper understanding of the poem we have read. Go to www.encarta.com and complete the following worksheet about Robert Frost. (a) What “momentous decision” was made by Frost in 1912? (b) How old was he when he had to make this decision? (c) Why was it so difficult to make this decision? Think and give more than one reason. (d) Was the “road” Frost had taken easy “to travel”? (e) Do you think he wrote “The Road Not Taken” before sailing from the USA to England or after? (f) Can you quote a line or two from the poem that can support your answer? (g) Do you think Frost finally became popular in America as a poet?
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(a)In 1912 Robert Frost made a momentous decision to shift to England.
(b) He was quite young when he made this decision.
(c) Frost loved his country and wanted to be recognised as a poet among his countrymen. But the publishers of his country did not promote him as a poet. He left for London with a heavy heart but soon came back to America when he became sure of his recognition there.
(d) The ‘road’ that Frost has taken was not easy . It was very difficult. Frost had to make a place for himself as a poet in an alien country.
(e) He wrote this poem from sailing from the USA to England. If he had got recognition as a poet in the USA, he would not have gone to England.
(f) Then took the other just as fair. I doubted if I should ever come back.
(g) Yes, he finally became popular in America as a poet. He became country's one of the most loved poets.
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