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Thinking About the Poemwhere Does the Traveller Find Himself? What Problem Does He Face?

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Thinking about the poem

Where does the traveller find himself? What problem does he face?

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The traveller finds himself in the yellow woods at a point where the road forks into two. The problem that he faces is that he cannot decide which road to take to continue his journey since it is not possible for him to travel both roads at the same time.

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