Beehive (Poem): The Road Not Taken · Class 9 · CBSE English
Why did the poet stand long and look down one road as far as he could?
Practice question from Beehive (Poem): The Road Not Taken (Class 9 · CBSE English), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
medium · MCQ · Q-45603E
Why did the poet stand long and look down one road as far as he could?
- A.He wanted to see where it bent in the undergrowth before making his choice.Correct answer
- B.He was waiting for a companion to arrive.
- C.He was looking for his lost belongings.
- D.He wanted to see if the road was paved.
Solution
The poet stands and looks down the first road as far as possible to evaluate it and see where it bends into the undergrowth, representing how humans carefully analyze their options before making life choices.
More from Beehive (Poem): The Road Not Taken
- What does the 'yellow wood' in the first stanza of the poem 'The Road Not Taken' symbolize?
- What does the phrase 'because it was grassy and wanted wear' imply about the second road?
- What do the two roads in the poem metaphorically represent?
- What does the poet mean when he says 'oh, I kept the first for another day!'?
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