The Road Not Taken Introduction

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

Poet decision to take the other road indicates that he is:-

• Adventurous

• Opportunist

• Calculative

• Careful

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

• increased

• parted

• came together

• straightened

What do the following lines from "The Road Not Taken" mean?
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, 

• The speaker thinks both paths are equally good.

• The speaker is only one person and cannot go down two roads at the same time.

• The speaker would rather travel with someone, so they could each explore a path.

• The speaker regrets not taking the other road at the start.

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

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

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

• sorrow and regret

• life's choice

• the love of nature

• the spirit of independence

’Road’ is a metaphor for?

• Travelling wisely

• Choices in life

• Good health

• Morning walks

The poet is standing at:-

• At a crossing

• Where two roads cross

• At a crossing in autumn

• In a forest

Which statement best describes how the speaker’s thoughts in lines 9-12 affect the meaning of the poem?

• The speaker admits the roads are really the same, meaning he does not take the road less traveled but wants his choice to seem like it matters.

• The speaker admits the two roads are really the same, indicating that he will grow confused with age and forget his past choices.

• The speaker thinks both roads are actually heavily traveled, meaning that in the end both choices would have led to full lives.

• The speaker thinks he took the road less traveled, but is not sure if it has made any difference in his life.