Could you check these answers thanks.
1. Where do Frost's roads diverge?
Answer: Frost's roads diverge in a yellow wood.
2. Which road did the speaker in Frost's poem choose?
Answer: The speaker chose the road that was less traveled by.
3. In Frost's poem , the speaker chooses between tow different paths in the wood. What alternatives does Whitman's speaker choose between?
Answer: The road's alternatives for the one that was undamaged was: it was grassy, and it didn't have footprints upon it. The road that was damaged had alternatives which were: it was worn out from many people traveling upon it.
4.(I was on here the other day about this question)
How do you think the different roads in these poems might symbolize or represent the situations of the two speakers.
Answer: The situations represent the speakers in the story becuase they were thinking that if you choose on thing, then you are started on a road which will lead you to the next following decision.
You are pretty much on target. Here is some of Frost's own thoughts:
"One stanza of 'The Road Not Taken' was written while I was sitting on a sofa in the middle of England: Was found three or four years later, and I couldn't bear not to finish it. I wasn't thinking about myself there, but about a friend who had gone off to war, a person who, whichever road he went, would be sorry he didn't go the other. He was hard on himself that way."
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, 23 Aug. 1953
All of your answers sound pretty good to me. The last one is open ended, so you automatically get that one right, and 1-3 are 100% right. Good job.
1. Your answer to the first question is correct. Frost's roads diverge in a yellow wood. To find this answer, you likely read the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. In the poem, Frost mentions two roads diverging in a yellow wood.
2. Your answer to the second question is also correct. The speaker in Frost's poem chooses the road that was less traveled by. To find this answer, you again referred to the poem "The Road Not Taken." The speaker mentions choosing the road that was less traveled by, indicating a choice different from the majority.
3. Your answer to the third question is incorrect. The question is asking for the alternatives that Whitman's speaker chooses between, not Frost's. To find the correct answer, you would need to read a poem by Walt Whitman and identify the section where the speaker chooses between different paths.
4. Your answer to the fourth question is partially correct. The different roads in these poems can be seen as symbolic representations of the choices made by the speakers. However, it would be helpful to provide more specific details or evidence from the poems to support your interpretation. To find a more comprehensive answer, you could analyze the themes and symbolism used by the poets in their respective works.