Beehive (Poem): The Road Not Taken · Class 9 · CBSE English
What does the poet mean when he says 'oh, I kept the first for another day!'?
Practice question from Beehive (Poem): The Road Not Taken (Class 9 · CBSE English), with the correct answer and a step-by-step solution.
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What does the poet mean when he says 'oh, I kept the first for another day!'?
- A.He planned to return the very next morning to walk it.
- B.He knew he would definitely travel back to walk that exact road again.
- C.He rationalized his choice, knowing well that one path leads on to another and he likely would never return.Correct answer
- D.He was joking about his indecisiveness.
Solution
The poet acknowledges the reality of life choices: one decision leads to another, making it nearly impossible to retrace one's steps to take the alternative path left behind.
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