Question

‘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 travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.’

a. What does the word ‘Sigh’ mean?

Answer 1

The last stanza is consistent with the others in saying that the grassier, less worn path was the best decision. Also, it follows the others in that the speaker doesn’t dwell on the other possibilities he might have faced if he had chosen the first path. He continues to not regret his decision.

But the speaker seems more certain about his choice here than in some parts of the poem. In other lines, the second path is “perhaps” better, and supposedly less worn, but not necessarily so. Also, earlier in the poem, he talks about keeping the option of returning to the first path and wishing he could travel both. In this last stanza, in contrast, the speaker doesn’t envision sharing with others any of his doubts about the one path being “less traveled by.” He sees himself confidently saying it was a great decision, even though he will never know what would have happened if he’d taken the other path instead.

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Answer 2

The word sigh in this text has two meanings.

One is literal: long deep breathing that can be heard.

and one that is figurative: a moment of reflection before acting.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reasons behind this answer are: that in the first place we are talking about a poem and they use stylistic devices that allow the writer to transmit an indirect message hidden in words used as tools to hide it. The literal meaning of sigh well its the concept to represent a long deep breath that can be heard. Now, the second reason is that figurative language can be used to provide another level of understanding that allows the imagination of the reader to make what the writer expects. To imagine an extraordinary idea about a common action.