THE ROAD NIT TAKEN

What is the setting of this poem?

• a quiet street on the edge of town

• a forest with two roads in it

• the beach

• a meadow in the spring

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;"

what is the rhyme scheme?

Based on the information in the poem, why might the second road have "wanted wear" and been "grassy?"

• because few people had taken the second road

• because many people had taken the second road

• because the second road received a lot of sunlight

• because the second road was close to a stream that ran through the woods

What does the speaker mean in these lines?

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

• The speaker is lost in a forest
• The speaker is reminiscing about a past event
• The speaker is reflecting on choosing one path over another and the uncertainty of returning to the original path.
• The speaker is excited about a new journey

What is the difference between the two roads in "The Road Not Taken"?

• one road is a bit wider

• one road is slightly less traveled

• one road has a better view

• one road is slightly less shady

What is the meaning of the last two lines of the poem – “I took the one less traveled by And that has made all the difference.”

• The choice has made him what he is – a famous poet.

• The speaker regrets his choice.

• The choice has changed his life for the worse.

• None of these.

Which line states that the two roads look similar in the morning?

• “Oh, I kept the first for another day.”

• “Yet knowing how way leads to way.”

• “I doubted I should ever look back.”

• “Both that morning equally lay in leaves no step had trodden back.”

"Way leads on to way" means...

• It is an uphill road

• The road may be a dead end.

• There are many roads ahead.

• There will be a sign further down the road

"Undergrowth" is...

• Crushed leaves 

• Shrubs and plants

• Roots underground

• Rocks and dirt

Who is the character in the poem?

• The traveler

• The writer

• The author