hey guys ...... i found that many students need extra questions for english sa1 so i have some : THE ROAD NOT TAKEN 1.What did the poet do when he saw two diverging roads?He examines the path as best he can, but his vision is limited because the path bends and is covered over. Although he tries to acquire more information, he is prevented from doing so because of the nature of his environment. 2.What did the poet think about the other path not travelled by him?The poet takes a decision, trying to persuade himself that he will eventually satisfy his desire to travel both paths. But simultaneously admitting that such a hope is unrealistic. 3.Which of the two ways was fair according to the poet?The second path is a more attractive choice for the poet because no one has taken it lately. However, he seems to feel ambivalent, since he also describes the path as “just as fair” as the first rather than more fair. 4.What is the meaning of the poem ‘The road not taken’?People will always have choices in life that are tough, but they can only do one at a time. Frost doubts whether, he will ever get a chance to take the other road. Just like in real life, when one makes a decision, he/she can’t always go back and change it. They will also live wondering what the other choice may have brought them. 5.What is the message of the poem ‘The road not taken’?'The road not taken' gives a message that: In life there are many situations when we have to choose between the wrong and the right. In such situations we should think from our mind as well as heart. 6.What did the poet think about the other path not travelled by him?The poet takes a decision, trying to persuade himself that he will eventually satisfy his desire to travel both paths. But simultaneously admitting that such a hope is unrealistic. 7.What did the poet do when he saw two diverging roads?He examines the path as best he can, but his vision is limited because the path bends and is covered over. Although he tries to acquire more information, he is prevented from doing so because of the nature of his environment. 8.Explain ‘In leaves no step had trodden black’. What decision did the poet take about the first road?It means that no one had stepped on the dried leaves that lay on the ground that day. The poet knew that he could not walk on both roads so he decided that he would travel on the first road some other day. 9.Where did the poet stand and when? Who is the poet and why does he feel sorry? Explain ‘and be one traveler’.The poet stood at a crossing of the two roads. It was autumn as the forest was ‘yellow’. The poet is Robert Frost. He feels sorry as he cannot travel on both the roads that lie in front of him. He says that he was only one traveller and a single person cannot travel two roads at the same time. 10.What did the poet do while standing for a long time? Why did he feel like travelling on both the roads? What choice did the poet have to make?The poet tried to make up his mind about which road to take. Both the roads looked equally attractive and promising so he feels like travelling on both the roads. The poet had to choose between the two roads as he could not travel on both at the same time. 11.What was common about both the roads? What are the two roads symbolic of? How did the poet make his decision?Both the roads appeared to have been left undisturbed for some time. The two roads are symbolic of the options man has in life. The poet gave careful thought to both the roads and chose the grassy road after much deliberation. 12.Why does the poet doubt that he would ever come back? Why does the poet want to come back? What were the roads covered with?The poet feels that one road leads to another and one can seldom return. The poet wanted to travel on the first road that he has rejected as that was the road many people took. The roads were covered with leaves that morning. No one had walked over them. 13.What will the poet tell with a sigh? When will the poet be telling this? What does road symbolize in the poem?The poet will tell with a sigh about the fork in the road, in the forest and the decision he took. The poet will be telling this in the future as only the future will reveal whether the decision was a mistake or not. The road symbolises the opportunities one has in life. 14.What is the message of the poem ‘The road not taken’?'The road not taken' gives a message that: In life there are many situations when we have to choose between the wrong and the right. In such situations we should think from our mind as well as heart. 15.What is the meaning of the poem ‘The road not taken’?People will always have choices in life that are tough, but they can only do one at a time. Frost doubts whether, he will ever get a chance to take the other road. Just like in real life, when one makes a decision, he/she can’t always go back and change it. They will also live wondering what the other choice may have brought them. 16.Which of the two ways was fair according to the poet?The second path is a more attractive choice for the poet because no one has taken it lately. However, he seems to feel ambivalent, since he also describes the path as “just as fair” as the first rather than more fair. 17.Describe the two roads that the poet finds.The road in the forest the poet is walking on one autumn day suddenly splits into two. Both paths are covered with dead leaves. One disappears into the undergrowth and the other, though attractive, seems to have been an infrequent choice since it looks rather fresh. 18.What moral does the poem present before us?The moral of the poem is that life is a continuous journey. The road is a symbol of the opportunities that come our way and we have to make a choice in life between alternatives that appear almost equally attractive. The choices we make have far reaching consequences. Life will be different if man does not follow the beaten path. Once man has embarked on the road or the choices he has made, he can seldom come back to travel the ‘road not taken’. The moral is that one must move on without looking back. 19."Then took the other, as just as fair And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy." a) What does ‘the other’ refer to here? b) What ‘better claim’ did the other have? c) Which road did the poet choose? Why?a) ‘The other’ refers to the road that was grassy and less travelled upon. b) The other road was more grassy and less worn out so it had a better claim. c) The poet chose the second road which was less travelled on, even though the first road also appeared to have been left undisturbed for some time. 20.What does ‘and I’ reveal about the poet’s state of mind? Do you think the poet regretted his choice? Why? Explain ‘that has made all the difference’.‘And I’ reveals the poet’s regret and hesitation in life. He had to take a decision. No, the poet did not regret his decision as it made all the difference. He became a well known poet. The poet feels that the less travelled road that he had taken had altered the course of his life. 21.How is the ‘The Road not Taken’ a metaphor of life?The poet compares life to a road. The fork in the road is compared to choices one has to make in life. Seeing two bright roads, the poet decides to take one road of life in terms of career choice. He feels like going on both the roads but knows that it is not possible. He also knows that one road leads to another and that he can’t come back to the starting point once he has exercised his choice of a career. Only the future reveals whether the decision is a mistake or not but it cannot be undone. Decisions are like steps that lead us on in the road of life. 22.What is the central problem in ‘The Road Not Taken'?The poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ revolves around the central dilemma. It is of making a choice in life. The poet has to make a choice between two paths. He chooses one path. After living his life substantially, he looks back into his past and feels that perhaps he might have erred in his judgement and opted for the wrong path. 23.Justify the assertion that the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ is a metaphor of life.The ‘road’ in the poem has been used as a metaphor of life. In mundane terms, it signifies even the choice of a career. Seeing two roads, the poet decides to take one even though he feels like trying both of them. Years later, he longs for the other road. However, it is not possible to return and walk on it again. Finally, he accepts the fact that his exercise of choice has made all the difference in his life.