CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the first stanza, the word diverged means ____
A
increased
B
parted
C
came together
D
straightened
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Based on the context diverged would mean separate or separating. It is used in the first line of the first stanza “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.” This would mean that the roads are separating from each other creating a fork in the road.

Detailed explanation-2: -To diverge means to move apart or be separate. The poet, Robert Frost, wrote: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-/ I took the one less traveled by / And that has made all the difference.” The word diverge in the poem carries both the meaning of separating and of being apart from the main.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Diverged is said by the poet to tell us about the 2 options or decision he could take up in life. In the final stanza he says that again because he wants us to know that how much he is successful in life by his decision of taking the road less traveled by.

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