CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the last two lines of the poem, “I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference”, does the poet say that he has made a bad decision?
A
yes, he made a bad decision and he regrets making it.
B
no, he made a good decision and he doesn’t regret making it.
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -(v) The poet says “I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference”. The difference is that he did not choose that way of life which most people generally choose to get easy success, fame and money in life. On the other hand, he chose the road that was “less travelled by”.

Detailed explanation-2: -The last two lines of the poem mean the acceptance of reality. The poet made a choice and accepted the challenging path. He took and unexplored path in his life. He wanted to do something different in his life so he chooses the less travelled road.

Detailed explanation-3: -The last two lines make this point clear: I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Sometimes choosing an unconventional path makes a huge difference in a person’s life.

Detailed explanation-4: -(ii) In the last two lines of the poem the poet says that there is a difference between the two roads because the road he opted for was less travelled by other people.

Detailed explanation-5: -The difference is probably the degree ofsuccess which he has achieved and the amount of happiness and fulfilment he must have felt by travelling the unexplored way.

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