Class 9 Beehive Poem Chapter 1 Question Answers - The Road Not Taken

Q1: Who is the poet of the poem “The Road Not Taken”?
Ans: Robert Frost, an American poet, has written “The Road Not Taken”.

Q2: How many roads were diverged in a yellow wood?
Ans: Two roads were diverged in a yellow wood.

Q3: What did the poet hope to do one day?
Ans: The poet hoped to come back to the starting point and try the other path someday.

Q4: What does the poet express here by saying “The Road Not Taken”?
Ans: He describes his feelings about that choice that he had left in the past.

Q5: Write the meaning of grassy.
Ans: Grassy = Unused.

Q6: What does the “Road” symbolize here in the poem?
Ans: Here the “Road” symbolizes our life.

Q7: Write the meaning of diverged.
Ans: Diverged = Separated

Q8: What is the colour of the wood?
Ans: The colour of the wood is yellow.

Q9: Why did the poet keep his eyes on one path for a long time?
Ans: The poet kept on looking at one path for a long time to check if it was the right path for him or not.

Q10: What is the reason behind choosing and traveling on one road?
Ans: According to the past, as he was one person, he could choose and travel on one road only.

Q11: “It was grassy” – what does it mean?
Ans: It means that it was unused.

Q12: How far was he able to see the path?
Ans: The poet was able to see the path till where it curved after which it was covered with trees and was hidden.

Q13: What does the word “both” refer to in the third stanza?
Ans: In the third stanza, the word “both” refers to the two different paths.

Q14: What is the meaning of wood?
Ans: Wood means a forest.

Q15: What is the season represented here by this yellow color?
Ans: Autumn is the season represented here by this yellow color.

Q16: “And wanted wear” – What does it mean?
Ans: It means that it was not walked over by many people.

Q17: Write the meaning of “hence”.
Ans: Hence means “in the future”.

Q18: Explain the phrase “The Road Not Taken”.
Ans: The poet explained that the path that we don’t choose in our life is called ‘The Road Not Taken”.

Q19: Write the meaning of “sigh”.
Ans: Sigh means a deep breath.