Road Less Taken

How do lines 9-12 affect the meaning of the poem?

• The speaker admits that both roads were untraveled, revealing that the indecisive speaker never chose a road.

• The speaker admits that the two roads were actually similar, suggesting that one choice was not clearly better than the other.

• The speaker admits that the first road was actually more traveled than the second, suggesting that he made the wrong choice.

• The speaker admits that the two roads were actually just one, revealing that the speaker is lying about having to make a difficult choice.

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Which statement best describes the significance of lines 13-15 on the meaning of the poem?

• The speaker is not worried they made the wrong choice because they can return to take the other road.

• The speaker is worried they took the more traveled road and will not be able to return to take the less traveled one.

• The speaker understands that taking one opportunity will likely prevent them from going back to take another.

• The speaker believes that they will be able to take all of the opportunities presented to them at some point in life.

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How is the theme developed in the poem?

• The theme is developed through the speaker’s fear of getting lost by taking the wrong road.

• The theme is developed through the speaker’s admiration of his beautiful surroundings.

• The theme is developed through the speaker’s description of hiking through the forest.

• The theme is developed through the speaker’s analysis of which road to take.

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Which of the following best describes the theme?

• Sometimes one must make a choice without knowing if it will be best and live with the consequences.

• There will always be decisions in life, but one can return and make the decision differently if one makes a mistake.

• Following one's heart is easier than following one's head, but since decisions do not really matter, it is best to follow one's heart.

• Making the most common or popular decisions ensures that one will take the correct path through life.

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Which sentence from the poem expresses the speaker’s regret or sense of disappointment about not being able to simultaneously choose both of the diverging paths in the woods?

• I doubted if I should ever come back.

• And sorry I could not travel both.

• Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.

• I took the one less traveled by.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

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Read this stanza from the poem. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. (lines 16-20) What does this stanza inform the reader about the speaker’s decision?

• the speaker chose the correct road to travel on

• the speaker will never travel through the woods again

• there are still unanswered questions about the road taken

• the diverged roads were not equal and both were challenging

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CCSS.RL.8.10

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Which line from the poem supports the answer to Part A?

• “I shall be telling this with a sigh” (line 16)

• “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-“ (line 18)

• “I took the one less traveled by.” (line 19)

• “And that has made all the difference.” (line 20)

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How does imagery contribute to the mood of the poem?

• it creates a thoughtful mood

• it creates a shallow mood

• it creates a foolish mood

• it creates a selfish mood

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How does the poem’s poetic devices help to convey its meaning and create its mood?

• by providing a focus on the fears and anguish faced with the future

• by providing a deeper reflection on the theme of choices in life

• by providing a lesson about the morals one needs to survive

• by providing an emphasis on adventure and misfortunes

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How does the description of the setting add layers of meaning to the poem?

• through a detailed description of where the speaker traveled

• through a specific explanation of the yellow wood in the forest

• through a literal landscape of the exquisiteness of the road taken

• through a symbolic background that enriches the poem's meaning

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