CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What decision does the speaker have to make in the poem?
A
He needs to put on a jacket.
B
He needs to decide to go back to the beginning of the path and choose a different route.
C
He has to decide to take a walk later.
D
He has to decide which road to travel on.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He decides to take the second road which was less frequented. Hence the road is a symbol of the choice. It is just not possible to make more than one choice and to take both the roads. So the poet decides to take the road less travelled.

Detailed explanation-2: -He has to choose between the easier path and the one that has challenges. The speaker knows that his choice will influence his future and feels that, as Carnegie says in the quote, if he takes risks and chooses the road less traveled, maybe he will be more successful and have a more fulfilling life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The poet leaves the first road that is well trodden and chooses the one that is less travelled by’. It is the second road that is full of challenges. It is this road that would make him standout and that has ‘made all the difference’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The speaker, when trying to choose which road to take, looks for the road that seems less worn. At the end of the poem, the speaker asserts that choosing the road less traveled “has made all the difference"-the suggestion being that he or she has led a life of nonconformity, and is happier because of it.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ans: When the poet came to the cross roads, he had a choice. He could take the road travelled by many or he could take the road less travelled. He decided to take the road less travelled knowing fully well that once the choicewas made, it was permanent and there was no turning back.

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