In the poem, a traveler comes to a fork in the road and needs to decide which way to go to continue his journey. Figuratively the choice of the road denotes ______________________.

(i) the tough choices people make the road of life

(ii) the time wasted on deciding what to do

(iii) life is like a forest

(iv) one must travel a lot to realize his dreams

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(i) the tough choices people make the road of life

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pleasant	direction	fork	trail
rewarding	chance	wonder	both

1. Where does the traveler 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. 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?

4. What do you think the last two lines of the poem mean? (Looking back, does the poet regret his choice or accept it?)

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