Read these lines from Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken."

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

Which idea is conveyed by this part of the extended metaphor that is created throughout the poem?

The speaker desired to always be traveling.

The speaker desired to always travel alone.

The speaker could only travel to one place.

The speaker could only make one choice

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Emily Jenkins

21 June, 22:58

Read these lines from Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken."

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

Which idea is conveyed by this part of the extended metaphor that is created throughout the poem?

The speaker desired to always be traveling.

The speaker desired to always travel alone.

The speaker could only travel to one place.

The speaker could only make one choice

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Maddox Odonnell · Answer 1

D) The speaker could only make one choice

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Aspen Barry · Answer 2

The speaker could only make one choice

Explanation:

The extended metaphor in Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken'' is of a person standing at a crossroad where two roads diverge and wondering about which one to take as he knows all too well that he can only choose one, but he still wonders what would happen if he chose the other one.

These lines begin with the description of the same dilemma and indecisiveness. The poet may take any of the roads, as he knows he cannot travel both and thus he has to resign to keep thinking about the road he does not take.