📖 Part 1: Reading and Comprehension

"The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost

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;

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,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Some day I'll be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.

1. What is the main situation described in the poem?

2. What does the phrase "yellow wood" tell us about the setting?

It's spring

It's autumn

The trees are dying

It's a magical forest

3. What does "wanted wear" mean in the context of the poem?

4. What is the speaker's tone in the final stanza? Circle your answer and explain why.

Regretful

Proud

Uncertain

Excited

Explanation:

🔍 Part 2: Language Features and Effects

5. The poem uses an extended metaphor. What do the "roads" represent in real life?

6. Find TWO examples of imagery in the poem and explain what picture they create in your mind.

Example 1: ________________________________________________

Example 2: ________________________________________________

7. How does the poem's structure (four stanzas of five lines each) help convey the speaker's thought process?

✍️ Part 3: NCEA-Style Response

8. Exam Question: Explain how Robert Frost uses language and structure in "The Road Not Taken" to communicate ideas about life choices and influence the reader's understanding.

Instructions:

• Take a clear stance about what the poem means
• Use specific examples from the text
• Explain how language features create meaning
• Discuss how the poet positions the reader to think or feel