(Poem) The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
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“The Road Not Taken” (Excerpt) by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
What is the tone of the poem?
What mood does the poem most likely create?
What do the two roads most likely symbolize?
Which line contains personification?
What does the word “diverged” most likely mean as it is used in the poem?
Which theme is best developed in the poem?
Which detail best supports the idea that the speaker carefully considers the decision?
How does the setting contribute to the meaning of the poem?