
Unit 4 Exploring poetry Integrated skills: Interpreting a poem The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost How much do you know about Robert Frost and his poem “The Road Not Taken”? Robert Frost was a famous American _____. He often used _____ scenes to explore deep questions about the human condition. poet rural Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, 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. 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 sigh Somewhere 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. repeated words The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, 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. 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 sigh Somewhere 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. The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost Which road did the poet take finally and what did he think of his choice? Which lines show his attitude to his choice? He took the less travelled road even though he was uncertain whether he had made the right choice. The lines that show his attitude are: “I doubted if I should ever come back.” and “I shall be telling this with a sigh”. Watch the video and answer the following questions.(P51) B1 Continuing to write poems even though his poetic career was not successful in the beginning. B1 Watch the video and answer the following questions. (1) What is Robert Frost’s writing style like? _____ (2) When was “The Road Not Taken” first published? _____ (3) What does the image of the two roads stand for? _____ (4) What was the difficult path the poet took? _____ _____ Honest and direct. In 1915. Any choice in life. Watch the video and complete the notes below.(P 51) B2 Robert Frost and his poem “The Road Not Taken” About the poet Robert Frost was a famous American poet. He lived from 1874 to (1) _____. He won (2) _____ Pulitzer Prizes. He often used rural scenes to explore deep questions about (3) _____. 1963 four the human condi ... ...
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