The Road Not Taken Determiners (Ass-2)

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, DURGAPUR
CLASS -- IX
ENGLISH LITERATURE- ASSIGNMENT-2
TOPIC- THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
Introduction of poem-Frost spent the years 1912 to 1915 in England, where among his
acquaintances was the writer Edward Thomas. Thomas and Frost became close friends and took
many walks together. After Frost returned to New Hampshire in 1915, he sent Thomas an advance
copy of "The Road Not Taken." The poem was intended by Frost as a gentle mocking of
indecision, particularly the indecision that Thomas had shown on their many walks together. Frost
later expressed chagrin that most audiences took the poem more seriously than he had intended.
I. Questions And Answers
1. Where does the traveller find himself? What problem does he face?
Ans. The traveller finds himself in the yellow woods at a point where the road forks into two.
The problem that he faces is that he cannot decide which road to take to continue his journey
since it is not possible for him to travel both roads at the same time.
2. Discuss what these phrases mean to you.

(i) a yellow wood
(ii) it was grassy and wanted wear
(iii) the passing there
(iv) leaves no step had trodden black
(v) how way leads on to way
Ans. i) Yellow wood symbolizes the autumn season. Autumn corresponds with old age. The poet
could be symbolically talking about the later stages of life.
ii) It conveys that the road was full of grass and nobody has used that road. It was a smooth road
which had not worn out.
iii) The use of the path by passersby.
iv) The leaves had not changed their colour and turned black because of less people stepping on
them. It could represent a path one may have never/seldom taken in life for the fear of
uncertainty.
v) This phrase means how certain decisions one makes in life could pave the way for many other
decisions.
3. Is there any difference between the two roads as the poet describes them?
(i) in stanzas two and three?
(ii) in the last two lines of the poem?
Ans. i) In stanza two the poet explains that the only difference between the two roads was that
the road he took had the right to be chosen (the better claim) because it was covered with grass
and looked as if it had not been used too much. Besides this difference, both roads had been
equally worn down by passersby travelling on them.
In stanza three the poet says that both the roads were equally covered with leaves and that no
person had stepped on.
Ans: ii) In the last two lines of the poem the poet says that there is a difference between the two
roads because he took the road that was less travelled by other people and that made all the
difference to his journey.
4. What do you think the last two lines of the poem mean? (Looking back, does the poet regret
his choice or accept it?
The last two lines of the poem mean the acceptance of reality. The poet made a choice and
accepted the challenging path. He took and unexplored path in his life. He wanted to do
something different in his life so he chooses the less travelled road. No he does not regret his
choice.
II.
1. Have you ever had to make a difficult choice (or do you think you will have difficult choices
to make)? How will you make the choice (for what reasons)?
Ans. No, till now I have never been in a situation in which I had to make a difficult choice.
Perhaps I am still too young to make an independent choice. Yes, I think later or sooner I will
have difficult choices to make. After completing my general education, I will have to make
choice of profession whether I should become and engineer or doctor or something else. I will
have hundreds of option before me. Then it will be difficult to make a choice in between them. I
will make choice according to my capabilities and strong points at that time. I will choose a path
that gives me satisfaction and mental peace. I will not join the rat race for money. Like the poet
in poem, I will choose a challenging and unexplored path in my life.
2. After you have made a choice do you always think about what might have been, or do you
accept the reality?
Ans. Taking a decision sometime make or mars our future. Having made a choice, I accept the
reality. Reconsidering a decision or contemplating over it is not a positive approach towards life.
Such thoughts never allow us to be happy with what we have gained from our decision.
Therefore, I believe in sticking to my decisions.
Extrapolatory Question:
1. Imagine yourself to be the poet. Write a diary entry in about 120 words telling about your
feelings when you found yourself in a similar condition as the poet and had to make a difficult
choice. (Home work)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE- ASSIGNMENT-2
TOPIC- DETERMINER
Fill in the blanks with the correct determiner from the bracket:
a. Being deaf he can’t hear _______(nothing/anything/little/much)
b. _________ books are missing from the library. (that/any/a/some)
c. She has not solved_______ sums. (many/most/any/little)
d. This book is mine but_______ is yours. (that/those/some/any)
e. We can talk about ___________ case in details now. (Any/Each/That/Many)
f. There isn’t _________ food left to feed the guests. (Some/Many/Less/Any)
g. ______________ of you can collect the books from ____________ desk. (neither, any/
either, any/ either, my/ those, her)

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