The Road Not Taken 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 took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
Identifying Main Idea (10 minutes)
Guiding Questions on worksheet/board:
What is the speaker’s problem at the beginning?
How does he solve it?
What does the road symbolize?
Which lines suggest the deeper meaning of choice?
Group Work: Students discuss in small groups and formulate the main idea.
Class Sharing: Share responses, discuss the central thought:
Life is full of choices; the paths we choose shape our future.
