Short Questions
1. Where does the traveller find himself?
Answer: The traveller finds himself in a yellow wood where two roads diverge.
2.What problem does the traveller face?
Answer: He has to choose between two roads and cannot travel both.
3.What does “wanted wear” mean in the poem?
Answer: It means the road had not been used much.
4.What does the poet keep the first road for?
Answer: He keeps the first road for another day.
5.What does the poet say made all the difference?
Answer: Taking the road less travelled made all the difference.
Long Questions
1. What is the central idea of the poem “The Road Not Taken”?
Answer: The poem is about the choices we make in life and how those choices shape our future.
2.Why is the poet sorry that he cannot travel both roads?
Answer: He feels sorry because he can’t experience both paths in life; he must choose only one.
3.How were the two roads different from each other?
Answer: One road was grassy and seemed less used, while the other was almost the same but looked more worn.
4.What does the phrase “a yellow wood” mean?
Answer: It refers to a forest in autumn when the leaves have turned yellow.
5.Why does the poet doubt if he should ever come back?
Answer: Because one choice leads to another, he knows it is unlikely he’ll return to choose the other road.
6.What does the poet mean by ‘how way leads on to way’?
Answer: It means one decision in life often leads to another, making it hard to return to the starting point.
7.Does the poet regret his decision later?
Answer: No, he accepts his choice and says it made all the difference in his life.
8.What do the two roads symbolize in the poem?
Answer: They symbolize the different choices or paths a person faces in life.
9.What is the mood of the poet when he chooses the road?
Answer: The poet is thoughtful and uncertain but finally decides to take the less travelled road.
10.How does the poem teach a lesson about life?
Answer: It teaches that every decision shapes our future and we should choose carefully and confidently.
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