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(b) The regret of not exploring both paths in the wood.
(c) The significance of individual choices and their impact.

B. Answer the questions briefly.

1. Why does the speaker feel sorry in the poem?

2. What does the speaker see when he looks down one of the roads?

3. What leads the speaker to choose the second road?
4. How does the speaker feel about the choice he made?

5. What impact did the speaker’s choice of the less-travelled road have on his

life?

Critical & Analytical
Think Well Thinking

C. Think and Answer.

1. Do you think the speaker made the right choice in taking the road less-
travelled? Why or why not? What do you think would have happened if the
speaker chose the other path?

2. Can you relate the theme of the poem to a personal experience or decision
you’ve made in your life? How did your choice impact your journey?

D. Answer these questions with reference to context.

1. “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both.”

(a) Why does the speaker feel sorry that they cannot travel both roads?

(b) What colour is the wood where the two roads diverge?
2. “Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.”
(a) What does the speaker mean by “knowing how way leads on to way”?

(b) Why does the speaker doubt if they will ever come back to the first
road?

Listening Well Listening for Understanding

E. Listen to a short bio of the poet Robert Frost and answer the questions
that follow.

1. When was Robert Frost born?

2. What are some themes commonly found in Robert Frost’s poetry?

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