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QuizMultiple Choice

Figures of Speech — Unit test

Question 15 • ELPGEQ3 M/J Language Arts 3 - 1001070 HCPS v24

Which part of the extended metaphor that exists within Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken” best represents the idea that the speaker tried his best to predict the outcome of a particular choice?

Answer
A
And sorry I could not travel both
B
And looked down one as far as I could
C
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
D
I took the one less traveled by,

Explanation

The speaker says he “looked down one as far as I could” before choosing, showing that he tried to see where that path might lead. This best represents attempting to predict the outcome of a choice. Choice B is the line “And looked down one as far as I could.”

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