The Road Not Taken

According to the speaker, what "has made all the difference" (line 20)?

• He or she took the first of the two roads.

• He or she took the road less traveled by.

• He or she took the road that bent in the undergrowth.

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood" means

• the speaker stood at a dead end road

• the speaker stood at a fork in the road

• the speaker stood by three roads

• the speaker stood by a path leading into the woods

The speaker felt sorry because

• he could not see the road well

• he did not know which direction to go

• he could not travel down both roads

• he was tired of traveling

The diverging road metaphorically represents

• conflicts in life

• life itself

• death

• choices we make in life

The poem was written by

• Walt Whitman

• Robert Frost

• Robert W. Service

• Edgar A. Poe

In the line, "Oh, I kept the first for another day!" "the first" refers to

• the narrators choice

• the road

• fate

• death

Explain what the title of the poem "The Road Not Taken means. Support your opinion with evidence from the poem.

Frost uses the image of two diverging roads to symbolize.....

• sorrow and regret

• life's choice

• the love of nature

• the spirit of independence

"Somewhere ages and ages hence:" This means that...

• the speaker is in the future and is looking back on this moment

• the speaker is going into the future

• the speaker is imagining the future when they look back on this moment

Which of the following best describes a theme of the text?

• 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 don't 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.