CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Road Not Taken is an example of what figurative language
A
metaphor
B
hyperbole
C
personification
D
idiom
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is the metaphor of The Road Not Taken? Figurative language in ‘’The Road Not Taken” is the main way Robert Frost builds meaning. The road in the poem is a metaphor for life, and the fork in the road is a metaphor for choices that people must make.

Detailed explanation-2: -The fork in the road is a metaphor for the choices we must make as we navigate our path. To where it bent in the undergrowth; The speaker looks down the path and can only see so far, in the same way that we can’t see the consequences of our choices in the future.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The figure of speech used in the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost are: Metaphor, Alliteration and Personification. Explanation: The metaphor is hidden in the form of choices the poet has to made. He is struck in the crossroads of his life where he have to make decision of which road he has to take.

Detailed explanation-4: -A metaphor compares two different things, similar to a simile. The main difference between a simile and a metaphor is that metaphors do not use the words “like” or “as.” Unlike similes, metaphors don’t acknowledge that they’re comparisons.

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