Robert Frost’s 1922 poem, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” was first published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume of poetry. “The Road Not Taken” was first published in Mountain Interval (New York: Henry Holt & Company, 1916), and has been extensively anthologized ever since. In the poem The Road Not Taken the poet stands at a crossing of two roads and is in a dilemma which road he should choose. There’s something of regret in it, too, and perhaps even a bit of irony, if the narrator is intended to be someone who overthinks things. Give answers to all the questions carefully and see how much you score. This quiz consists of twenty questions based on the various aspects of the poem. Although it’s sometimes taken as a poem that celebrates choosing an unusual path in life, it is more that. It is considered to be one of the greatest literary works in history ever, yet it is the most underrated one. Like much of Robert Frost’s poetry, “The Road Not Taken” appears simple, but offers food for thought. The poet says that the path that we dont choose in our life is the road not taken. Personification is a kind of metaphor that attributes human abilities and qualities to. EIL 4.3 Spenser, Gawain, and Arthurian Context In the poem The Road Not Taken, the road symbolizes our life. Cross rhyme: from Robert Frosts poem The Road Not Taken.

Personification in the road not taken