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A three page Worksheet

Poetry and the Internet:

"The Road Not Taken" / Robert Frost

PART I: The Poet

Find out about some information about Robert Frost using two different Internet sources: an electronic encyclopedia and the web site of The Academy of American Poets.

I. Go to The Britannica at URL:

1. General Information:

Robert Frost was born in the year _______ and died in _______.

He is much admired for his description of _________ life in New ________ , which is the north-eastern part of the USA. His realistic poetry portrays _________ people in ___________ situations.

2. Some personal biographical information is relevant to the deeper understanding of the poem we have read.

Scan this web page and fill in or answer the questions.

Robert and Eleanor (Elinore) White were the _______ students in their high school and they were in love. They were both interested in __________. However, after they got married in 1895, Frost _________ earn a living by writing poetry. He worked as a__________ and ___________ in order to support the family, but without much success. He tried to finish his university studies, but stopped after two years. He continued doing farm-work, raising________ between the years 1900 and 1909. Although he had been writing __________ since his high school days, the _______ showed little interest in it.

3. Read paragraph C and find out the following:

a) What "momentous decision" was made by Frost?

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b) How old was he when he had to make this decision?______________

c) Why was it so difficult to make this decision? Think and give more than one reason:

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d) Was the "road" Frost had taken easy "to travel"?

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e) Do you think he wrote "The Road Not Taken" before sailing from the USA to England or after? __________________________________________________________________

f) Can you quote a line or two from the poem that can support your answer?

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g) Which words in paragraph 5 show whether he had finally become popular in America as a poet?

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• You can find more information at The Robert Frost homepage of The Academy of American Poets at the following URL:



Part II: Sight and Sound

In this part you will see how the Internet can offer sight and sound to enrich your appreciation of literature.

1. Read the poem again, but this time you will hear the poet (who died almost forty years ago!) reading the poem.

• Go to URL:

Click on the "Hear It" button, which can be found on the right-hand side of the screen.

• If you enjoy listening to poems being read by the poets, you can choose the poem or the poet at the "The Listening Booth" web page of The Academy of American Poets, URL:

You can share your favorite with the class.

2. You are going to view a beautiful New England scene with each poem in this web site: "Illustrated Poetry of Robert Frost":

• Go to the following URL:



• Scroll down so you can see the photograph.

• Describe what you see: ___________________________________________

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• Scroll down and read what Gene has to say about himself and fill in the blanks:

Gene likes Frost so much because he is the ___________ of ______ _______.

Gene lives in a town in ____________ which is one of the New England States. He has taken many __________ which illustrate Frost's poetry. He felt that these photographs would bring Frost's poems to life.

Is Gene a Professor of English Literature? _____!! In fact he is an antique _________ collector! Actually, anyone can create web site about anything. But we, as "surfers" of the Internet must be on our guard. Do you find this site reliable? _____ Give at least 2 reasons for your answer._________________

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Remember:

You can enjoy poetry without knowing anything about the writer. However, sometimes biographical notes help deepen our appreciation of a literary text.

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