CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ roads diverged in a yellow wood.
A
Infinite
B
Two
C
One
D
Three
E
Four
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The line ‘Two roads diverged in a yellow wood’ refers to the divergent paths the solitary narrator encounters on his autumnal journey, which represent the difficult choices we must often make alone.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans: In “The Road Not Taken, ” the meaning of the poem is about a person having to choose between two roads. “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood” and the speaker is torn between which road is the best choice. It is in the autumn of the speaker’s life. He has to choose which road to travel.

Detailed explanation-3: -The roads represent the problem of decision-making. Human beings suffer because of their choices and decisions. They find themselves in such situations at every step in their lives. Out of the available options, they have to choose the one that may take them to their destination.

Detailed explanation-4: -The two roads in the poem indicate two different paths. One is a common or desirable path while the other is a path full of difficulties. The two roads symbolise the choices that the poet faces in life. He says that he feels bad that he cannot take both.

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