The Road Not Taken

According to the speaker, what "has made all the difference" (line 20)?

• He or she took the first of the two roads.

• He or she took the road less traveled by.

• He or she took the road that bent in the undergrowth.

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood" means

• the speaker stood at a dead end road

• the speaker stood at a fork in the road

• the speaker stood by three roads

• the speaker stood by a path leading into the woods

The speaker felt sorry because

• he could not see the road well

• he did not know which direction to go

• he could not travel down both roads

• he was tired of traveling

The diverging road metaphorically represents

• conflicts in life

• life itself

• death

• choices we make in life

The poem was written by

• Walt Whitman

• Robert Frost

• Robert W. Service

• Edgar A. Poe

In the line, "Oh, I kept the first for another day!" "the first" refers to

• the narrators choice

• the road

• fate

• death

Explain what the title of the poem "The Road Not Taken means. Support your opinion with evidence from the poem.

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Frost uses the image of two diverging roads to symbolize.....

• sorrow and regret

• life's choice

• the love of nature

• the spirit of independence

"Somewhere ages and ages hence:" This means that...

• the speaker is in the future and is looking back on this moment

• the speaker is going into the future

• the speaker is imagining the future when they look back on this moment

Which of the following best describes a theme of the text?

• Sometimes one must make a choice without knowing if it will be best and live with the consequences.

• There will always be decisions in life, but one can return and make the decision differently if one makes a mistake.

• Following one’s heart is easier than following one’s head, but since decisions don't really matter it is best to follow one’s heart.

• Making the most common or popular decisions ensures that one will take the correct path through life.