Question

Read lines 18 - 20 of The Road Not Taken.

18 Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
19 I took the one less traveled by,
20 And that has made all the difference

In these lines, why does the poet use a metaphor of the road to symbolize a life choice?

A. to show the reader why he made a choice

B. to illustrate how the green grass of one road made it a better choice

C. to imply the seriousness of making a decision

D. to suggest the road was windy and twisty

Answer 1

C. To imply the seriousness of making a decision

Step-by-step explanation:

The Road Not Taken is a narrative poem written by Robert Frost. Its central theme is the divergence of paths.

The speaker encounters two diverging roads in yellow woods, and decides to go down the one that was obviously less chosen. This is a metaphor for the life choices we make. We constantly have to make choices, to choose one of many paths, and some paths are chosen more often than others. The speaker tells us that choosing the road that was less traveled by has made all the difference. This means that his decision has strongly affected him. Thus, we can conclude that he is implying the seriousness of making a decision.