CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The poet had to make a choice between the two roads that diverged in front of him. One of the two roads was grassy, which meant that it was less travelled by and had scope for some adventure. Whereas, the other road was much travelled by and thus, was less grassy.

Detailed explanation-2: -The choice has made all the difference in his life. (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.

Detailed explanation-3: -What does the choice made by the poet indicates about his personality in the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’? Answer: Robert Frost chose the road which others avoided or seldom took. This indicates that the poet is brave and adventurous.

Detailed explanation-4: -The poet does not appear to regret the choice he made, but he sounds wistful in the last as if he wishes he knew what his alternate life would have been like if he had taken the other road.