Question

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 travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Questions :

(1) What does the poet mean by the words – ‘telling this with a sigh’?

(2) What made ‘all the difference’ to the poet?

(3) Identify and explain the Figure of Speech in the line – ‘Somewhere ages and ages hence.

Answer 1

(1) By these words in the line, the poet does not regret for the other road he has taken, but he uses the word ‘sigh’ to convey deep thoughts.

(2) Two roads were equally fair, but the poet chose ‘the one less travelled by. That has made ‘all the difference’ to the poet. This choice conveys the venturesome spirit of the poet.

(3) The Figure of Speech in the line ‘somewhere ages and ages hence’ is Repetition. The word ‘ages’ gets repeated in the line.