CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How was one path different from the other?
A
One was greener
B
one had more grass
C
it seemed less used
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: One path differs frm other as one is less taken by the people whereas the other is more opted by the people. The poet chooses the path less opted by and it makes all the difference in his life.. SYMBOLIC MEANING-the roads in this poem tell about the decisions we have to make in life.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the poem The Road Not Taken, one road is clean and more people walk on it while the other is grassy, difficult and only a few people walk on it.

Detailed explanation-3: -No, one of the roads wasn’t better than the other. The poet opined that both the roads were the same. They were equally travelled and there was no difference between them. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-4: -The poem’s final line, “And that has made all the difference, ” expresses the poet’s delight. The poet was also faced with a decision to make. He was fortunate in that he chose the less travelled path, which made all the difference. He would not have been as successful if he had taken the other, more appealing road.

Detailed explanation-5: -(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.

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