"The Road Not Taken"

“The Road Not Taken” serves as an example of a lyric poem because it

• has fourteen-lines, a set rhyme scheme, and a formal tone.

• expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker.

• reflects on death or other solemn, serious issues.

• celebrates or honors a person, object, or idea.

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The first stanza of the poem has which rhyming pattern?

• abaab

• ababa

• aabba

• ababb

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The speaker refers to himself as

• Robert Frost.

• I.

• a traveler.

• a lonely wanderer.

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In the first stanza, the tone seems

• indecisive, or conflicted.

• decisive and determined.

• apathetic, or uncaring.

• resolute and tenacious.

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Which road does the speaker choose?

• The speaker chooses the first path described.

• The speaker chooses the second path described.

• The speaker chooses neither road.

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Comparing of “two roads” to making choices serves as an example of

• simile.

• analogy.

• sensory detail.

• irony.

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Most—perhaps mistakenly—read the road “less traveled” as a choice that seems

• easy, cowardly, popular.

• difficult, courageous, unpopular.

• predictable, expected.

• completely life-changing.

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Most assume that the speaker

• wants to follow the crowd.

• seems concerned about other’s opinions.

• just wants to be like everyone else.

• seems independent, brave, and fulfilled.

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However, “I shall be telling this with a sigh” might suggest the speaker actually

• feels regret for not making the other choice.

• wants to comfort or reassure himself that he made the best choice.

• attempts to make a choice he made merely on a whim seem monumental.

• tries to justify his choice.

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Identify the most obvious feature of Robert Frost’s writing style.

• alliteration

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• analogy

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