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1. 1.

   Why does the poet say, 'There was once a road through the woods'?

2. 2.

   Where is the road now?

3. 3.

   List the animals and birds that inhabit these woods now.

4. 4.

   What will you 'hear' if you enter the woods on a quite summer evening?

5. 5.

   They fear not men in the woods,
   Because they see so few.

   1. What does 'they' refer to?
   2. Why are these woods not frequented by men?
6. 6.

   'As through they perfectly knew...'

   1. Who are 'they'?
   2. What do 'they' know? How do you think 'they' knew?