The Road Not Takenis biographical poem. Therefore, some personal biographical information is relevant to the deeper understanding of the poem we have read. Go to www.encarta.com and complete the following worksheet about Robert Frost.

(a) What momentous decision was made by Frost in 1912?

(b) How old was he when he had to make this decision?

(c)Why was it so difficult to make this decision? Think and give more than one reason.

(d) Was the road Frost had taken easy to travel?

(e) Do you think he wrote The Road Not Taken before sailing from the USA to England or after?

(f) Can you quote a line or two from the poem that can support your answer?

(g) Do you think Frost finally became popular in America as a poet?