Share 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost
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What is 'The Road Not Taken' about?
A person who is faced with a choice in their life.
What does the "yellow wood" represnet?
Autumn / a time of change
"Yello wood" is a _________________ for how life changes.
symbol
How does the speaker feel about not being able to travel down both roads?
A little upset
What does the speaker do before chosing the road he wants to go down?
"looked down one as far as I could"
Why does the speaker chose the "one less travelled by"?
Because it was "grassy and wanted wear".
What does "grassy and wanted wear" suggest about the chosen road?
Not many people have traveled down that road before.
What does "Oh, I marked the first for another day" mean?
The speaker plans to see what is down the road not taken at a later date.
Does the speaker actually believe he will travel down the road not taken another time?
No
"I shall be telling this with a SIGH" says what about the way the speaker is feeling?
The speaker is not sure if he/she is making the right decision.
Frost says, "SOMEWHERE ages and ages hence". What is significant about the word "somewhere"?
It shows how the poet does not know where he is going to end up.
Complete this sentence; "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I, / I took..."
"...the one less travelled by / And that has made all the difference".
