Question

Stems to Stimulate Thinking

Complete Stem with Your Thoughts/Evidence from Poems

What puzzles me is





I would like to talk with people about





I was confused about





This poem is similar to





The big idea in both poems seems to be





I have questions about





What does it mean when the author says





Do you think





Do you agree that





I think ____ poem best represents the theme for our discussion because

The poem:
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
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,
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.
I’m Nobody! Who Are You?
by Emily Dickinson

Are you – Nobody – too?
Then there’s a pair of us!
Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know!

How dreary – to be – Somebody!
How public – like a Frog –
To tell one’s name – the livelong June –
To an admiring Bog!

Answer 1

What puzzles me is why the author in "The Road Not Taken" chose one road over the other, even though they both seemed to be about the same.

I would like to talk with people about what this poem means to them and how they interpret the idea of taking a different path in life.

I was confused about the concept of "the one less traveled by" and what it means in terms of choosing a path in life.

This poem is similar to "I'm Nobody! Who Are You?" because both poets are exploring the idea of individuality and the choices one makes in life.

The big idea in both poems seems to be the importance of making a unique choice and living life on your own terms.

I have questions about the significance of "the difference" that the speaker mentions in "The Road Not Taken."

What does it mean when the author says "I took the one less traveled by?"

Do you think the idea of choosing a unique path in life is relevant today?

Do you agree that "The Road Not Taken" best represents the theme for our discussion because it explores the idea of individuality and making unique choices in life?

I think "The Road Not Taken" poem best represents the theme for our discussion because it is about taking a different path in life and the impact that decision can have on your future.