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The poem ends with the speaker imagining the far future, when he or she thinks back to
this choice and believes that it made "all the difference." But the rest of the poem has
shown that the speaker doesn't (and can never) know what it would have been like to
travel down that other road—and can't even know if the road taken was indeed the one
less traveled. And, further, the final line is a subtle reminder that the only thing one can
know about the choices one makes in life is that they make ―all the difference‖—but
how, or from what, neither the poem nor life provide any answer.

Short questions and answers

1.Where does the Traveller find himself in the poem The Road Not Taken?

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 t

2.What does trodden black mean?

Both have been well-traveled, and he can tell from the evidence of the "trodden black."
It refers to the leaves on the ground, which have been stepped on by many people. The
dirt on their shoes and the slow decomposition of the leaves have turned them darker.

3.Why does the traveller feel sorry?
Ans: In the poem 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost, the traveller comes across a
diversion in the road that leads to two different paths. He feels sorry that he cannot
travel both the roads at the same time. He cannot decide which road to take and he is
full of regret because of this.

Text Book Questions(Do it in your notebook)

1. Where does the traveller find himself? What problem does he face?

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

3.3. Is there any difference between the two roads as the poet describes them