"I shall be telling this with a sigh" - What does the word "this" refer to?
Making decision / his decision / not taking the other road
The traveler could not see where the road was going because
It wasn't straight
The paths represent-
options
Describe the setting
Fall/ forest/ morning
What is the theme of "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost?
it allows readers to think about the decisions they make. Some decisions are life-changing and others are more a matter of preference.
What is the traveler’s problem in the first stanza of the poem?
He doesn’t know which road to take. / He can’t decide what to do. / He is sorry he can’t take both roads.
The woods represents-
life
How does he think he will feel about his decision? (hots)
The sigh.
The speaker takes a long time to make his decision. What is he thinking about?
He knows this is an important decision. He wants to choose the road that is best for him. Which road is better for him.
Why was it hard for the speaker to decide which road to take?
Both roads looked appealing / the roads weren’t all that different
Some people say the poem is about regret. Why do you think they say that?
The sigh / the title / he could not choose both ways and he is sorry about it /
What does the narrator decide to do?
Take the second road
What is the emotional state of the traveler?
Sorry
The undergrowth represents-
obstacle
How did the speaker reach his decision?
compare and contrast
Does the poem discuss the meaning or aspect of freedom or responsibility ?
This poem highlights the fact that freedom (of choice in this instance) brings with it its own set of responsibilities.
"Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back." What does the speaker mean by this? He means that
he could never take the other road
Give ONE example of how the roads are the same.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood just as fair / Both that morning equally lay / Both had been used almost the same.