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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
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.

1. Identify the deictic expression in the poem. Clearly state its type (person deixis,
temporal deixis, or spatial deixis)

2. Identify the cases of anaphoric & cataphoric reference in the poem. Analyze value
of reference in presenting the theme of the poem.
3. Identify referring expressions. Classify them into referential or attributive use.

4. Comment on the function of inference in understanding the referring expression:


the road not taken.

ANSWER

1. person deixis: I, one, both, traveler


temporal deixis: That morning
spatial deixis: Somewhere, way
2.
Anaphoric Reference:

In the line "Though as for that the passing there," the word "that" refers back to the
description of the second road that the speaker considered taking.
Cataphoric Reference:

In the line "And that has made all the difference," the word "that" refers forward to
the choice of the less traveled road. This cataphoric reference emphasizes the
significance of the speaker's decision and its impact on their life.

The power of anaphoric and cataphoric references to establish a feeling of narrative


progression and consistency makes them valuable in expressing the poem's theme.
concept of individual choice and its repercussions is reinforced by the anaphoric
reference, which emphasizes initial decision-making process, and the cataphoric
reference, which stresses the outcome and its significance.
3.
Referential use: two roads, I, the other
Attributive use: one
4.
By using inference, the phrase "the road not taken" aids in understanding the remark that
is mentioned. Rather than giving a clear description of the route not traveled, the poem
relies on the reader's imagination to conjure up the events and outcomes associated with
the path not followed. This sense of ambiguity and open interpretation, which allows
readers to project their own experiences and understandings onto the way not traveled,
makes the poem's theme of choice and uniqueness more universal and enduring.

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