Question

(B) Then took the other, just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

(i) Why was the other road more tempting for the poet?

(ii) What similarity does the poet see in both the roads?

(iii) Pick out and identify the poetic device in the third line.

(iv) Name the poet.

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. Because it was grassy and wanted wear means less travelled as he wanted to do different things.
2. Both the roads went into undergrowth and that morning lay equally and describes it 'just as fair'. And perhaps havung the better claim in both as they are equally challenging.
3. first two letters are same and the words are closely packed that 'wanted wear' so poetic device here is Alliteration.
4. The name of the poet is 'Robert Frost' and the poem is 'The road not taken'.