Question

the road not taken question set

1. what is the setting of this poem?

a. a quiet street on the edge of a town
b. a forest in the middle of winter
c. the back yard of a house in the country
d. a wood with two roads in it

1. read these lines from the poem. two roads diverged in a yellow wood. and sorry i could not travel both and be one traveler, long i stood and looked down one as far as i could to where it bent in the undergrowth; then took the other, as just as fair and having perhaps the better claim, because it was grassy and wanted wear; based on these lines, what does the word \diverged\ probably mean?

a. went in different directions
b. led to the same place
c. continued forward in a straight line
d. turned around and went backward

1. what does \this\ (line 16) refer to?

a. the explanation of why the speaker chose the second road
b. the place the speaker will be ages and ages from now
c. the description of the first road bending in the undergrowth
d. the leaves that lay on both of the paths in the yellow wood

1. what is the theme of this poem?

a. giving up hope
b. making a choice
c. enjoying the present moment
d. having the courage to fight for something you believe in

1. compare the two roads with each other. include at least three information from the poem.

Explanation:

1. The poem starts with "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood", indicating a wood with two roads as the setting.
2. Given the context of two roads and the speaker not being able to travel both, "diverged" means they went in different directions.
3. Without the full - text, but based on the overall poem about choosing a road, "this" likely refers to the explanation of choosing the second road.
4. The poem focuses on the speaker's decision between two roads, which represents making a choice.
5. The poem mentions one road was grassy and wanted wear (less traveled), while the other was more worn, and both were in a yellow wood.

Answer:

1. D. a wood with two roads in it
2. A. went in different directions
3. A. the explanation of why the speaker chose the second road
4. B. making a choice
5. One road was grassy and less - traveled (wanted wear), the other was more worn. Both were in a yellow wood and diverged at a point.