GCELiterature in EnglishPoetry Analysis2022

Read the poem below carefully and answer the questions that follow. The Road Not Taken (Extract) 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. — Robert Frost (a) What is the central theme of this extract? Discuss it with close reference to the poem. [6 marks] (b) Examine the significance of the setting of the poem and how it contributes to its meaning. [6 marks] (c) Identify ONE example of irony in the extract and explain its effect. [4 marks]

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