The Road Not Taken Questions

The paths through the woods emphasize the choice that the speaker must make. Which two lines from the poem best support this statement?

• “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,” (line 1)

• “And looked down one as far as I could” (line 4)

• “I doubted if I should ever come back.” (line 15)

• “Somewhere ages and ages hence:” (line 17)

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Which line from the poem best supports the idea that the speaker made the decision that initially appeared to be less common?

• “And sorry I could not travel both” (line 2)

• “And looked down one as far as I could” (line 4)

• “Then took the other, as just as fair,” (line 6)

• “Because it was grassy and wanted wear;” (line 8)

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As the speaker reflects back on the decision, it is unclear whether the speaker is contented or regretful. Which two lines from the poem could be interpreted either way?

• “And having perhaps the better claim,” (line 7)

• “In leaves no step had trodden black.” (line 12)

• “I shall be telling this with a sigh” (line 16)

• “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—” (line 18)

• “And that has made all the difference.”

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Read lines 14–15 from the poem.

Yet knowing how way leads on to way, / I doubted if I should ever come back. What could best be concluded from the lines?

• The speaker is unlikely to choose a road.

• The speaker is unlikely to travel the second road.

• The speaker will probably get lost on the first road.

• The speaker will probably take the same road twice.

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Read lines 16–17.

I shall be telling this with a sigh / Somewhere ages and ages hence: What does the repetition of “ages” accomplish?

• It creates a sound like a sigh.

• It creates a sense of uncertainty.

• It emphasizes the passage of time.

• It emphasizes that the speaker is old.

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