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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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)

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

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

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