Date : 08-06-2024 STD 9 ENGLISH Total Marks : 51

Que 1 (A) Read the following line and answer the following questions: .[poem] [24]
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
Questions:
1. Who has penned the poem?
2. Why did the traveller take only one road?

Ans. :
1. The poet Robert Frost has penned the poem.
2. The traveller took only one road because one person can travel on only one road at a time.
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
Questions:

3. What do you mean by ‘Yellow wood’?

4. What happened to the first road?

Ans. :
1. “Yellow wood” means an autumnal forest (Symbolically it means crucial moments of life)
2. The poet looked down the first road but after a point he couldn't see it as 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.
Questions:
5. Which road did the traveller take?
6. Explain – ‘Grassy and wanted wear’.

Ans. :
1. The traveller took the second road which he thought would be better for him.
2. The road was less travelled by people so grass had grown due to lack of use.
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.
Questions:
7. How does the poet compare the two roads?
8. What is the poetical device in the 3rd line ?

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 Ans. :
1. The poet found that initially both the roads had been worn(used) almost the same by the
travellers.
2. The poetical device used in the 3rd line is tautology. The words 'grassy' and 'wanted wear'
convey the same meaning.
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.
Questions:
9. What was the traveller’s doubt?
10. What truth dawned on the traveller?

Ans. :
1. The traveller doubted whether he would ever use the first road.
2. The truth dawned on the traveller that he wanted to maintain the same road though he
could change his path as one road led to the other.
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.
Questions:
11. What is the poetical device used in the 2nd line?
12. What is the main theme of the poem?

Ans. :
1. The poetical device used in the 2nd line is Litotes. The negation is used to convey an
affirmative meaning that the dry leaves lay without being trampled by travellers.
2. The main theme of the poem is choices available in life and the dilemma one goes through
choosing them.
I Shall be talling this with a sign
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diveraged in a wood, and i-
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Questions:
13. What has made the difference with the traveler’s life?
14. Explain the phrase ‘Somewhere ages and ages hence’.

Ans. :
1. The traveller continued on the less travelled path and got his success.
2. This line means that somewhere in the future after a lot of time had passed by.
I Shall be talling this with a sign
Somewhere ages and ages hence
Two roads diveraged in a wood, and i-
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Questions:
15. Explain the poetical device in the 1st line.

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16. What are the roads compared to in the verse?

Ans. :
1. The poetical device used in the 1st line is Onomatopoeia. The word 'sigh' suggests
2. The roads are compared to choices in life.
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;
Questions :
17. did the poet stand confused for a long time?
18. Could the poet see the road to its end? Why?
Ans. : (1) The poet stood confused at a junction from where two roads
diverged/forked.
(2) No, the poet could not see the road to its end because it bent in the
undergrowth.

Then took the other, 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.
Questions :
19. the second road different from the first?
20. lain ‘the better claim’ in this stanza.
Ans. : (1) The second road gave positive vibes to the poet. It looked more grassy
and less trodden.
(2) ‘The better claim’ is that the poet thought that taking the second road would
be more beneficial to him.

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.
Questions :
21. What made the choice of a road difficult for the poet?
22. What doubt did the poet have after choosing one out of two roads?
Ans. : (1) The two roads equally lay having layer of fallen leaves, so the poet could
not decide which way he should choose for his further journey.
(2) After choosing one road out of two, the poet doubted whether he would ever
be able to come back to travel on the one that was left.

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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.
Questions :
23. What does the poet mean by the words – ‘telling this with a sigh’?
24. What made ‘all the difference’ to the poet?
Ans. : (1) By these words in the line, the poet does not regret for the other road he
has taken, but he uses the word ‘sigh’ to convey deep thoughts.
(2) Two roads were equally fair, but the poet chose ‘the one less travelled by. That
has made ‘all the difference’ to the poet. This choice conveys the venturesome
spirit of the poet.

Que 1 (B) Read the following line and answer the following questions: .[poem] [12]
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;
Questions :
25. did the poet stand confused for a long time?
26. Could the poet see the road to its end? Why?
27. Pick out rhyming words from the stanza. ?

Ans. : (1) The poet stood confused at a junction from where two roads
diverged/forked.
(2) No, the poet could not see the road to its end because it bent in the
undergrowth.
(3) The rhyming words in this stanza are: wood – stood – could; both –
undergrowth

Then took the other, 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.
Questions :
28. the second road different from the first?
29. Explain 'the better claim' in this stanza.?
30. What is the rhyme scheme in this stanza?

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 Ans. : (1) The second road gave positive vibes to the poet. It looked more grassy
and less trodden.
(2) ‘The better claim’ is that the poet thought that taking the second road would
be more beneficial to him.
(3) The rhyme scheme in this stanza is: ‘abaab’.

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.
Questions :
31. What made the choice of a road difficult for the poet?
32. What doubt did the poet have after choosing one out of two roads?
33. Identify and explain the Figure of Speech in the line – ‘Yet knowing how way leads on to
way’.

Ans. : (1) The two roads equally lay having layer of fallen leaves, so the poet could
not decide which way he should choose for his further journey.
(2) After choosing one road out of two, the poet doubted whether he would ever
be able to come back to travel on the one that was left.
(3) The Figure of Speech in the line – ‘Yet knowing how way leads on to way’ is
Repetition. The word ‘way’ is repeated to create poetic effect.

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.
Questions :
34. What does the poet mean by the words – ‘telling this with a sigh’?
35. What made ‘all the difference’ to the poet?
36. Identify and explain the Figure of Speech in the line – ‘Somewhere ages and ages hence.

Ans. : (1) By these words in the line, the poet does not regret for the other road he
has taken, but he uses the word ‘sigh’ to convey deep thoughts.
(2) Two roads were equally fair, but the poet chose ‘the one less travelled by. That
has made ‘all the difference’ to the poet. This choice conveys the venturesome
spirit of the poet.
(3) The Figure of Speech in the line ‘somewhere ages and ages hence’ is
Repetition. The word ‘ages’ gets repeated in the line.

Que 1 (C) Choose The Right Answer From The Given Options. [5]
37. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood. (Identify the correct figure of speech)

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 A. Personification B. Simile C. Apostrophe D. Metonymy

Ans. :
D. Metonymy
38. Because it was grassy and wanted wear.(Identify the correct figure of speech)
A. Synecdoche B. Anastrophe C. Repetition D. Tautology

Ans. :
D. Tautology
39. Then took the other, just as fair.(Identify the correct figure of speech)
A. Climax B. Synecdoche C. Personification D. Apostrophe

Ans. :
C. Personification
40. Somewhere ages and ages hence.( Identify the correct figure of speech)
A. Pun B. Alliteration C. Repetition D. Exclamation

Ans. :
C. Repetition
41. I took the road less travelled by, and that has made the difference.( Identify the correct
figure of speech)
A. Litotes B. Oxymoron C. Onomatopoeia D. Epigram

Ans. :
D. Epigram

Que 1 (D) Answer the following questions in about 4 to 5 sentences each. [10]
[poem]
42. Discuss what these phrases mean to you :(i) a Yellowwood (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.’

Ans. : 1.Yellowwood symbolises the autumn season. Autumn corresponds with old
age. The poet could be symbolically talking about the later stage of life. 2. It
conveys that the road was overgrown with grass and nobody had trodden that
road. 3. It means ‘the use of that road/path by passersby.’ 4.It means ‘passersby
had not trodden that way. The leaves lying on that way had not changed their
colour because of being trampled on and turned black. 5.It means the poet was
knowing that one way leads to another. It also symbolically means how certain
decisions one makes in life could pave the way for many other decisions.
43. 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?

Ans. : 1.In stanza two, the poet explains that the only difference between the two
roads was that the road he took had the right to be chosen (the better claim)
because it was grassy and it had not been used too much. In stanza three, the
poet says that both the roads were equally covered with leaves and no person had
trodden them. 2. In the last two lines of the poem, the poet says that there is a

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 difference between the two roads as the road he had taken was less travelled by
other people and it made all the difference to his journey.
44. What, do you think, the last two lines of the poem mean? (Looking back, does the poet
regret his choice or accept it ?)

Ans. : The last two lines show the importance of making a choice in one’s life. The
poet has taken a path that has been rather unused so far. And that has made all
the difference for him. The poet made a choice and accepted the challenging path.
He took the unexplored (untrodden) path in his life. He wanted to do something
different in his life, so he has chosen the less travelled road. No, he does not regret
his choice.
45. 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 reasons)?

Ans. : No, till now I have never been in a situation in which I had to make a difficult
choice. Perhaps I am still too young to make an independent choice. Yes, I think
sooner or later I will have difficult choices to make. After completing my general
education, I will have to make choice of profession whether I should become an
engineer or doctor or something else.
I will have hundreds of options before me. Then it will be difficult to make a choice
between them. I will make choice according to my capabilities and strong points at
that time. I will choose a path that gives me satisfaction and mental peace. I will
not join the rat race for money. Like the poet in poem, I will choose a challenging
and unexplored path in my life.
46. After you have made a choice do you always think about what might have been, or do you
accept the reality?

Ans. : Taking a decision sometimes makes or mars our future. Having made a
choice, I accept the reality. Reconsidering a decision or contemplating over it is not
a positive approach towards life. Such thoughts never allow us to be happy with
what we have gained from our decision. Therefore, I believe in sticking to my
decisions.
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