ELA 8th Week 1 (The Road Not Taken)

Who is the author of the poem "The Road Not Taken"?

• Robert Frost

• Natasha Trethewey

What is the setting (place) of "The Road Not Taken"?

• A forest with a crossroads

  
  

• A mountain summit

What does the narrator reflect upon about the roads he did not take?

• He regrets not taking the other road

  
  

• He feels that the choice made has significantly impacted his life

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the central theme or message of poem "The Road Not Taken"?

• The importance of choices

  
  

• The value of friendship

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CCSS.RL.8.2

How many stanzas are there in the poem "The Road Not Taken"?

• Four

• Three

How does the poem conclude with respect to the narrator's perspective on his choice?

• The narrator regrets the choice made

• The narrator feels that the choice made has made all the difference

  
  

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.W.8.3E

What is a "line" in poetry?

• A single row of text in a poem, which may or may not be a complete sentence

  
  

• A group of lines forming a stanza

  
  

 What is a "stanza" in poetry?

• the basic unit of a poem made up of multiple lines

• A single line of verse

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CCSS.RL.8.4

What does "meter" refer to in poetry?

• The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line

• The arrangement of rhyme throughout the poem

The paths in the poem _______ into two distinct directions, leading the narrator to make a choice.

• diverge

• undergrowth

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A