CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the speaker, what “has made all the difference?” (Line 20)
A
He or she took the first of the two roads.
B
He or she took the road less traveled.
C
He or she took the road that bent in the undergrowth.
D
He or she chose a road after looking as far down it as possible.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the speaker, what “has made all the difference” (line 20)? He or she took the road less traveled by. What is the setting of this poem? The speaker of the poem wishes that he or she did not have to make a choice between the roads.

Detailed explanation-2: -The speaker, when trying to choose which road to take, looks for the road that seems less worn. At the end of the poem, the speaker asserts that choosing the road less traveled “has made all the difference"-the suggestion being that he or she has led a life of nonconformity, and is happier because of it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: The choice of choosing a path that is less traveled by is what made all the difference in the author’s life. The poems talks about a situation in the author’s life in which he is confronted with a situation where he has to make a choice among the two paths .

Detailed explanation-4: -Updated On: 27-06-2022. (i) In stanza two, the poet explains that the only difference between the two roads was that the road he took had the right to be chosen (the better claim) because it was covered with grass and looked as if it had not been used too much.

Detailed explanation-5: -The poet took the road which was less travelled by because he wanted to be different from others in his life.

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