9th Class English The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Question Bank

done 9th CBSE English The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Total Questions - 22

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  Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; (i) Explain 'yellow wood'. (ii) The speaker is feeling sorry because____. (iii) Why is the poet confused? or (i) "_____ long I stood." Where is the poet standing? (ii) What is doing while he is standing? (iii) Why can't the poet travel on both the roads?
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    Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same. (i) Where are these lines taken from? (ii) What is the rhyme scheme of these lines? (iii) Why did the speaker chose the other road?
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    And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. (i) Which morning is the poet talking about? (ii) Explain the second line. (iii) The speaker decides to _______. or (i) What does 'both' in the above lines refer to? (ii) What do you mean by 'In leaves no step had trodden black'? (iii) What is the poet doubtful about?
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    I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I? I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference. (i) Identify the poetic device used in the first line. (ii) The speaker sighs, ____ (iii) Identify 'that' in the last line. or (i) What does the narrator want to say about the choice? (ii) What does the narrator feel on his decision? (iii) What does the narrator think about his later life?                   
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    Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. (i) Whom does T refer to? (ii) Which road does the poet choose and why? (iii) What is the doubt the poet was referring to? or                          (i) What is the poet describing in this extract?   (ii) Why does the poet doubt his come back?    (iii) Explain the first line of the extract.            
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  Describe the two roads that the speaker comes across.                                 or Describe the two roads that the author finds. Which road does he choose?     
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    Which road does the speaker choose? Why? or Why did Frost think that the other road had a better claim?                   or What does the narrator decide to choose the path that was less travelled by?  
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    What does the poet promise himself, though he can't keep his promise?      or Was the poet able to travel on the road he had left for another day?          
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    Does the speaker seem happy about his decision?                        or Was the poet satisfied with his decision of choosing the second road? Why/why not?
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    The poet says, "I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference." What is the difference that the poet mentions? or The poet says, "I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference." What is 'the difference'?              
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    justify the title 'The Road Not Taken'.
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    Which road would you choose and why?
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    Does the title of the poem seem to oppose the content of the poem? How?      
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    What do the two roads symbolise in the poem 'The Road Not Taken'? or What do the two roads stand for in the poem, 'The Road Not Taken'?           
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    Write a note on the poet's style in the poem.
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    Write a note on the symbolism and personification used in the poem.   
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    What conflict does the poet face in 'The Road Not Taken'?                  
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    What do you understand by 'wanted wear' according to the poem, 'The Road Not Taken'?
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    What does the choice made by the poet indicates about his personality in the poem 'The Road Not Taken'?           
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• question_answer20)
  Imagine yourself in place of the poet. You want to choose one of the roads. Which road would you choose and why?   
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    How is the theme of the poem applicable to life?                         or Making choices seems to be a part of everyone's life. Yet, they need to be made. Elaborate in relation to the poem, 'The Road Not Taken'.            
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• question_answer22)
    Suppose your decision has proved wrong and you want to change your decision, but you can't. Write a diary entry, expressing your regret and helplessness.      
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