Multiple choice

The poet decided to take the other path because

Directions: Read the following poem carefully and answer the question.

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, 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;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

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 travelled by,
And that has made all the difference. 

                                               Robert Frost

  1. he thought it to be the easier one

  2. it was full of grass and appeared to be less travelled

  3. it was a straight path whereas the first one had a few bends

  4. it also looked as good as the first one
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The poem explicitly states in stanza 2: 'Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear'. The poet chose the second path specifically because it was grassy and appeared less travelled ('wanted wear' meaning needed people to walk on it). Option B directly reflects the poet's stated reason.

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