Which statement best describes how the speaker's thoughts in lines 9-12 affect the meaning of the poem? A The speaker admits the roads are really the same, meaning he does not take the road less traveled but wants his choice to seem like it matters. B The speaker admits the two roads are really the same, indicating that he will grow confused with age and forget his past choices. C The speaker thinks both roads are actually heavily traveled, meaning that in the end both choices would have led to full lives. D The speaker thinks he took the road less traveled, but is not sure if it has made any difference in his life.

D. The speaker thinks he took the road less traveled, but is not sure if it has made any difference in his life.

Explanation:

Answering this question involves reading the entire poem to fully understand the context, while laying emphasis on lines 9-12. After which the answer can be seen in lines 18-20.

The statement that describes the best how the speaker's thoughts in lines 9-12 affect the meaning of the poem is:

B The speaker admits the two roads are really the same, indicating that he will grow confused with age and forget his past choices.

Explanation:

This is a very sad poem about parting ways with someone. But the meaning behind lines 9 to 12 is that in lines 9-10 the writer declares that both are the same and in 11-12 it speaks about memories that past has left there to not be moved by anyone. Affecting the meaning of the poem to say that past choices will stay there and the writer will become confused after life and its experiences to leave the memories behind in oblivion.