CLASS 9
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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One road is a bit wider.
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One road is more shady.
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One road is less traveled.
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One road has a better view.
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Detailed explanation-1: -(i) In stanza two, the poet explains that the only difference between the two roads was that the road he took had a better claim because it was covered with grass and not much travellers seemed to have used that path. Besides this, both the roads had been equally worn down by the passersby travelling on them.
Detailed explanation-2: -The speaker explains that he or she chose to take the second road because it seemed more “grassy” and less worn than the first, but soon admits that the two roads were actually worn to “about the same” degree.
Detailed explanation-3: -Metaphorically speaking, someone who takes ‘the road less traveled’ is acting independently, freeing themselves from the conformity of others (who choose to take ‘the road more often traveled.
Detailed explanation-4: -<br> (ii) In the last two lines of the poem, the poet says that there is a difference between the two roads because he took the road that was less travelled by other people and that made all the difference to his journey.