Poem Review

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

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

• sorrow and regret

• life's choice

• the love of nature

• the spirit of independence

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How was one path different from the other?

• One was greener

• one had more grass

• it seemed less used

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which statement best describes how the speaker feels?

• The speaker is not worried he made the wrong choice because he can return to take the other road.

• The speaker is worried he took the more traveled road and will not be able to return to take the less traveled one.

• The speaker understands that taking one opportunity will likely prevent him from going back to take another.

• The speaker believes that he will be able to take all of the opportunities presented to him at some point in life.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which statement best describes the speaker’s thoughts?

• 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.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What do the following lines from "The Road Not Taken" mean?

• 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.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In the poem Requiem for a nest; What was the bird searching for?

• blades,twigs, and mud

• grass,rocks,dirt

• Hair,skin,nails

• sticks,paper,cotton

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In the poem Requiem for a nest; What did the bird need the items from question 9 for?

• to trash the city with

• to share with his family

• To go play

• To build a nest

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9