THE ROAD NOT TAKEN, CBSE CLASS 9 ENGLISH BOOK, POETRY - 1

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN ( SUMMARY ) CBSE CLASS 9 ENGLISH BOOK, POETRY - 1  ( IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)

Poetry - 1

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

                                       By Robert Frost

Summary:-

     The poem , “The ROAD NOT TAKEN” by Robert Frost is about making choices and the choices that shape us. In this poetry the poet is standing in a place on the way in a yellow wood, from where the road is divided into two directions . The poet is very confused about which road he should select to move forward. Till the end of both of the roads, he tries to see on. After a long waiting , he decided to move on the other road because according to him that decision is fair. The road that he selected was grassy. On the same morning, he finds that the road was in need to be walked by someone . The poet decides to move on the first road some another day, however he doubts that wheather he would ever come back to this place or not. But he finally consoles himself by thinking that in future whenever there would be any need, he would think that once in an wood, the road was divided into directions and he selected the one which was less travelled and that decision which was very uncommon created a great difference in his life. There is a very deep meaning behind the poetry as most of the persons in this world follow the path that is very common, but if one decides to think a little bit different, that decision might generate a different result in the life.

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NCERT SOLUTION CLASS 9 ENGLISH, POETRY - 1, THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

I. Q.1 Where does the traveler find himself? What problem does he face?

Answer:

The traveller finds himself at a place, where two roads are diverged, while travelling in a yellow wood. He faces the problem of choosing between the two roads as he could not be able to travel in both roads  at the same time.

Q.2. Discuss what these phrases mean to you.

1.  A yellow wood

2.  It was grassy and wanted wear

3. The passing there

4. Leaves no step had trodden black

5. How way leads on to way

Answer:

.(i) The phrase ‘a yellow wood’ signifies a forest in the autumn season.

(ii) The road was grassy because very  few people had travelled through this road. 

(iii)This refers to people walking through that road.

(iv) This means that there were no footmarks on the leaves and no leaves had been crushed  by any travellers.  .

(v) This phrase  refers to the fact that how one way leads on to another way.

Q.3. Is there any difference between the two roads as the poet describes them

1. in stanzas two and three?

2. in the last two lines of the poem?

Answer:

(i) In stanzas two and three, there is not any difference between the two roads. That day, both the roads seem to be equally strewn with leaves .

(ii) In the last two lines of the poem, the poet says that the road he took was less travelled and that has made a difference between the two roads.

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

Answer:

In the last two lines, the poet says that he chose the less travelled road and that choice made all the difference. There is a very deep meaning behind these lines as most of the people in this world follow the path that is very common but  if one decides to think a little bit different, that decision might generate a different result in life.

II.  Q.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 decisions)?

Answer:

(Answer is completely related to the student's personal experiences. It is advised to give your own experience for this answer.)

Q.2. After you have made a choice do you always think about what might have been, or do you accept the reality?

Answer:

 It is obvious in reality to think about the result of your choice . But with time, person  change their mind and accept the reality.( It is advised to give your own opinion for this answer ) 

According to me, when I get myself in such situations, I usually thinks a lot for some days but later, I understand that I must accept the reality and so I do.

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