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'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost

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  • "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.
  • What does "grassy and wanted wear" suggest about the chosen road?
    Not many people have traveled down that road before.
  • Does the speaker actually believe he will travel down the road not taken another time?
    No
  • "Yello wood" is a _________________ for how life changes.
    symbol
  • What does the speaker do before chosing the road he wants to go down?
    "looked down one as far as I could"
  • 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.
  • 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".
  • How does the speaker feel about not being able to travel down both roads?
    A little upset
  • Why does the speaker chose the "one less travelled by"?
    Because it was "grassy and wanted wear".
  • What does the "yellow wood" represnet?
    Autumn / a time of change
  • What is 'The Road Not Taken' about?
    A person who is faced with a choice in their life.
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