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Duplicate of The Road Not Taken

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1
What line supports that the speaker wishes he did not have to make a choice between the roads?
lines 2 and 3
lines 9 and 10
lines 18 and 19
lines 11 and 12
2
What is the setting of this poem?
a back yard of a house in the country
a wood with two roads in it
a quiet street on the edge of a town
a forest in the middle of winter
3
Based on the information in the poem, why might the 2nd road have "wanted wear" & been "grassy"
the 2nd road was near a stream that ran through the woods
because the second road got a lot of sunlight
because many people had taken the second road
because few people had taken the second road
4
According to the speaker, in line 20 "what has made all the difference"?
He took the road that bent in the undergrowth.
He took the road less traveled by.
He took the first of the two roads.
He chose a road after looking as far down it as possible.
5
What does the word "this" refer to in line 16?
the description of the first road bending in the undergrowth
the place the speaker will be ages and ages from now
the leaves that lay on both of the paths in the yellow wood
the explanation of why the speaker chose the second road
6
What is the theme of this poem?
making a choice
enjoying the present moment
having the courage to fight for something you believe in
giving up hope
7
Which line in the poem helps you to understand the meaning of the word "diverged"?
line 5
line 8
line 11
line 10