Question

‘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) Then took the other. What does ‘the other’ refer to here?
(ii) Which poetic device has been used in the line 3?
(iii) Explain ………. “Just as fair”
(iv) What better claim did “the other” have?
(v) What is the rhyme scheme of the above stanza?

Answer 1

Ans (I) the other here means the other road.

Ans (ii) Personification has been used in the third line

Ans (iii) Just as fair” means that the other road was as beautiful as the one seen earlier. Wanted wear.

Ans (iv) The 'other' road had a better claim as it was grassy. It invited the people to walk on it.

Ans (v) abaab( not sure about I this but I think this is the answer)

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