Read these lines from Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken.”Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;Then took the other, as just as fair
Answer
A
These lines are an example of a metaphor, because the entire poem is about two different wooded paths that exist in nature.
B
These lines are an example of a metaphor, because the author describes the trip he takes down the path he chooses.
C
These lines are an introduction to an extended metaphor, because they are introduced early in the poem and developed as the poem continues.
D
These lines are an example of an extended metaphor, because they are repeated at both the beginning and end of the poem.
Explanation
The two roads can be read as a metaphor for choices in life, not merely literal paths through a wood. These opening lines introduce that comparison, which develops as the speaker chooses a road and reflects on the decision later in the poem. That makes them the introduction to an extended metaphor. Choice D is incorrect because these lines are not repeated at both the beginning and end.
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