“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,
7. Read the above stanza and answer the following questions. (4)
a. Name the poem and poet of these lines.
b. Why does the poet feel 'sorry'?
c. Where do the two roads diverge in?
d. What does the yellow wood means.
Answers
Answer:
a. Poem- The Road Not Taken
Poet- Robert Frost
b. The poet is feeling 'sorry' as he could not travel both the roads.
c. Refer the picture for the answer
d. Refer the picture for the answer
Explanation:
a) Name of the poem is "The Road Not Taken". And the poet's name is "Robert Frost".
b) The poet feels sorry because he could not travel both the roads. The mood of the poet is regretful and thoughtful.
c) The two roads are not real roads but are a metaphor for a problem the speaker, presumably Robert Frost himself, encountered at a certain stage in his life. He was traveling, metaphorically, on a single road which diverged in a "yellow wood." He had to choose one road or the other.
d) Yellow wood' refers to the forest with decomposing leaves shed from the trees. It stands for the world where people have been living since long.
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