Question

name:the road not takenby robert frosttwo roads diverged in a yellow wood,aand sorry i could not travel bothband be one traveler, long i stoodaand looked down one as far as i couldato where it bent in the undergrowth; bthen 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 therehad worn them really about the same,and both that morning equally layin 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 shall be telling this with a sighsomewhere ages and ages hence:two roads diverged in a wood, and i—i took the one less traveled by,and that has made all the difference.1. what is the rhyme scheme of the poem?2. which line in the poem contains imagery?3. what point of view is the poem written in?4. which line from the poem contains alliteration?5. which line from the poem contains personification?6. what is the tone of the poem?7. is there any repetition in the poem/ which lines are repeated?8. what is the extended metaphor in the poem?9. what is the theme of this poem?

Explanation:

1. The rhyme scheme is identified by matching end rhymes: "wood" (A), "both" (B), "stood" (A), "undergrowth" (B); then "fair" (A), "wear" (B), "same" (A), "black" (B); then "day" (A), "back" (B); then "hence" (A), "difference" (B).
2. Imagery uses sensory details; the line describes a visual scene of the forest path.
3. The poem uses first-person pronouns like "I" and "my".
4. Alliteration is repeated initial consonant sounds; this line has repeated "w" sounds.
5. Personification gives human traits to non-humans; this line gives the road a human-like "want" for wear.
6. The speaker reflects on a past choice with quiet reflection, a touch of wistfulness, and resolve.
7. The phrase "Two roads diverged in a wood" appears at the start and end of the poem.
8. An extended metaphor carries a comparison through the work; the roads represent life's choices.
9. The poem centers on the impact of the choices people make in life.

Answer:

1. A-B-A-B
2. "In leaves no step had trodden black."
3. First-person point of view
4. "Because it was grassy and wanted wear;"
5. "Because it was grassy and wanted wear;"
6. Reflective, wistful, and resolute
7. "Two roads diverged in a wood" (appears at the opening and in the final stanza as "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—")
8. The two roads in the wood are an extended metaphor for the choices a person faces in life.
9. The theme is the significance of the choices we make in shaping our life's path, and the nostalgia or reflection that comes with looking back on those choices.