The Road

What is the setting of this poem?

• a quiet street on the edge of a town

• a forest in the middle of winter

• a wood with two roads in it

The speaker of the poem wishes that he or she did not have to make a choice between the roads.
What lines from the poem support this statement?

• And sorry I could not travel both/And be one traveler, long I stood

• Though as for that, the passing there/Had worn them really about the same

• And both that morning equally lay/In leaves no step had trodden black

At the third stanza the traveler says that ( - )

• he will be able to return and take the first road

• he knows that he won't be able to return and take the first road

• He is uncertain if he will be able to return and take the first road

• He doesn't want to return and take the first road

’Road’ is a metaphor for?

• Travelling wisely

• Choices in life

• Good health

• Morning walks

Poet choose to travel on another road as:-

• It was easier

• It was less travelled

• It was shorter

• He was sure of his success in that way

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

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

• because the second road got a lot of sunlight

• because few people had taken the second road

In the first stanza, the word diverged means ---

• increased

• parted

• came together

• straightened

What is the main theme of the poem 'The Road Not Taken'?

• A) Regret

• B) Choices and decisions

• C) Nature

• D) Adventure

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'The Road Not Taken'?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Alliteration

• D) Personification

In the poem, what does the 'road' symbolize?

• A) A journey

• B) A decision

• C) A destination

• D) A challenge