CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Based on the information in the poem, why might the second road have “wanted wear” and been “grassy?"
A
because the second road was close to a stream that ran through the woods
B
because the second road received a lot of sunlight
C
because many people had taken the second road
D
because few people had taken the second road
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: because it was grassy and wanted wear’, the poet wants to draw the attention of the reader to the second road. He says by looking at the road it seems that less number of people have travelled through it. The road becomes grassy and wanted wear when it is travelled less.

Detailed explanation-2: -The poet chose that road because it was less travelled. He wanted to do those activities which had not been done by anyone earlier. The poet didn’t seem to be interested in choosing a much-trodden path of life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Because it was grassy and wanted wear; The speaker still seems pretty uncertain when he explains that this second path is better. It is only “perhaps” better. Then the speaker tells us why the path is better – it seems like it hasn’t been walked on very much, because it’s grassy and doesn’t look worn.

Detailed explanation-4: -He chose the second road which had been less travelled by and ‘wanted wear’.

Detailed explanation-5: -The poet choose the road which was less travelled by because it was covered by grass and it was clean and beautiful and wanted wear because very few people had travelled by that road. The poet was adventurous and wanted to discover hoe that road was. He wanted to do so something different from the other people.

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