CLASS 9
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the speaker enjoys walking.
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the speaker is trying to make a choice.
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the speaker wants to drive on a road.
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the speaker is going on a trip.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Repetition: The word ‘way’ has been repeated twice. Imagery: The poet gives a beautiful description of both the roads that morning. He says that they lay equal with none of the leaves turned black by the footsteps of a passerby. Enjambment: Line 1 continues into line 2 without any punctuation.
Detailed explanation-2: -The speaker in the poem is at a crossroads in his life and he has to make a decision about his future. He has to choose between the easier path and the one that has challenges.
Detailed explanation-3: -The line ‘Two roads diverged in a yellow wood’ refers to the divergent paths the solitary narrator encounters on his autumnal journey, which represent the difficult choices we must often make alone.
Detailed explanation-4: -Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds such as /d/ in “two roads diverging in a yellow wood” and /t/ sound in “though as far as the passing there.” Robert Frost has personified road in the third line of the second stanza.