Vocab
diverged
Use in a sentence
branched off, split, separated
Who is the narrator, speaker, author of the poem?
Robert Frost
"Two Roads diverged in a yellow wood,
and sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler long I stood"
There are two roads split in a forest during the fall time. There is one man traveling the forest, he feels anxiety that he cannot go down both roads, thus knowing he is forced to make a decision.
What adjective could we use to describe the speaker? Why?
Thoughtful. he carefully considers which road is best gives reasoning and states he intends to return to travel both roads.
What is the season and how do you know?
it is fall as the woods is described as yellow and there are leaves on the ground.
trodden
Use in a sentence
Walked on
What road does Robert go down?
He goes down the second road
"Then took the other just as fair,
and having perhaps the better claim,
because it was grassy and wanted wear"
He took the other word which was just as nice/promising. The other road was the better option as it was full, fresh, and wanted to be used due to lack of activity.
What is the theme of the poem?
People are defined by the choices they make in life.
What is our unit title this quarter?
Decisions that Matter
Undergrowth
Use in a sentence
Smaller plants growing beneath larger trees
The speaker chooses the road because....
It was just as fair, had the better claim, was grassy and wanted wear.
"And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black"
The roads looks similar, the leaves on the ground are evidence of it being fall and of no one using that path as there are a lack of footprints
What did each bracket for the stanzas state?
Stanza 1: gearing up to make a decision
Stanza 2: rationale for decision
Stanza 3: intentions/doubt
Stanza 4: reflection
What does the word "hence" mean
From this time
fair
use in a sentence
promising, favorable, nice
Why does the speaker thing he will never return?
Because way leads on to way, one thing leads to another, something might get in the way, he has walked too far to turn around and take the other road.
"I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence"
I will tell this story with regret/sadness/happiness/satisfaction sometime in the distant future.
What president did our author honor with a speech at his inauguration?
President John F. Kennedy
What is an inference?
An educated guess
claim
use in a sentence
demand or right
What does the road represent and why?
Choices. Life is full of choices, one choice always leads to another choice. We are a result of our decisions.
"Two Roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by
and that has made all the difference"
He emphasizes "I" to prove it was his decision and no one elses. He took the road of noncomformity which was a difficult decision that changed his life (for better or for worse we are unsure)
He did not get published for 20 years but never gave up with his passion. He continued writing despite his failures.
What is Nonconformity? Give an example
Nonconformity is the failure to follow attitudes beliefs, ideas, rules etc.
Example: Everyone at school wears a pink shirt on Wednesdays, Mr. Blackwell wears a blue shirt. He is now nonconforming.