The Road Not Taken (Junior Cert English): Flashcards
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Author of 'The Road Not Taken'
Author of 'The Road Not Taken'
Robert Frost
Number of stanzas in the poem
Number of stanzas in the poem
Four
Three main themes of the poem
Three main themes of the poem
Choice & consequence, time passage, regret & reflection
Robert Frost's lifespan
Robert Frost's lifespan
1874–1963
Frost's Pulitzer Prize count
Frost's Pulitzer Prize count
Four
Setting of the poem
Setting of the poem
Woodland during autumn ('yellow wood')
What fork in road symbolises
What fork in road symbolises
A choice in life
Similarity of the two paths
Similarity of the two paths
Both paths were actually quite similar
What 'undergrowth' symbolises
What 'undergrowth' symbolises
Uncertainty of the future
Speaker's doubt about returning (Stanza 3)
Speaker's doubt about returning (Stanza 3)
Doubts he'll return - 'way leads on to way'
Time perspective in Stanza 4
Time perspective in Stanza 4
Future - 'ages and ages hence'
Which path speaker claims to take
Which path speaker claims to take
'One less traveled by'
Meaning of final line
Meaning of final line
Ambiguous - could mean success or regret