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Based on Robert Frost’s poem "The Road Not Taken,” which lines most support the theme that people want to predict the outcome of important decisions?
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
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:
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
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:
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In Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken," the lines that most support the theme that people want to predict the outcome of important decisions are:
- "And looked down one as far as I could"
- "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."
These lines reflect the speaker's desire to foresee the consequences of their choice. The act of looking down the path suggests an effort to anticipate what lies ahead, while the acknowledgment of how one choice leads to another conveys the uncertainty of being able to return to a previous point. The final lines emphasize the long-lasting impact of the decision, indicating a longing to predict its significance in the future.
- "And looked down one as far as I could"
- "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."
These lines reflect the speaker's desire to foresee the consequences of their choice. The act of looking down the path suggests an effort to anticipate what lies ahead, while the acknowledgment of how one choice leads to another conveys the uncertainty of being able to return to a previous point. The final lines emphasize the long-lasting impact of the decision, indicating a longing to predict its significance in the future.