Question

Read the first stanza of Robert Frost’s "The Road Not Taken.”

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Which word best describes the tone of this stanza?

grateful
scornful
doubtful
regretful

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The best word to describe the tone of the first stanza of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" is **doubtful**. The speaker expresses uncertainty about which path to take and reflects on the difficulty of making a choice, indicating a sense of hesitation and contemplation.