Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
BY ROBERT FROST
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
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ReplyDelete1) I believe this poem is traditional because there are four stanzas, and an equal amount of lines in each stanza. Also, there is a regular pattern of steady rhyme and rhythm.
2) Two examples of alliteration are in lines 11 and 13, where Robert Frost says "sound's the sweep" and "dark and deep".
3) The last two lines of the poem are repeated, and I believe that they try to convey an important message. I think the speaker is saying that he has stopped by the woods on a snowy evening but, he has to go home, and take care of his family, but his house is far, so instead of wasting time, he should get going, but he doesn't want to, because of the beauty of snow filled woods. Also I think an important word that summarizes the entire poem is “winter” because the author is talking about visiting the woods on a snowy winter evening. In stanza two of the poem, lines 7 and 8 say “...between the woods and frozen lake the darkest evening of the year.” These lines support my statement.
4) The poem talks a lot about winter in the woods so here are four images that help you visualize the setting and the theme:
1. First stanza, line 4 - “...to watch his woods fill up with snow”
2. Second stanza, lines 7 & 8 - “...between the woods and frozen lake the darkest evening of the year”
3. Third stanza, line 9 - “He gives his harness bells a shake…”
4. Fourth stanza, line 13 - “The woods are lovely, dark and deep…”
Those were the four images that you can use to visualize.
5) I would describe the speaker of this poem to be a person who enjoys nature very much, because he takes his time to look at all the little details of the snow filled woods, and he implies in the last two lines of the poem that he doesn't want to leave to go home, and that he would rather stay and admire the beauty of the woods.
The rhyme scheme of the poem is a, a, b, a, b, b, c, b, c, c, d, c, d, d, d, d.
The poet’s message was that he was walking passed the snow filled woods on a snowy evening on the way home, and he stood and admired it, but realized he had to go home to do his work, but didn't want to because of the beauty of the woods.
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ReplyDeleteyou put much effort into not only analyzing the meaning of the poem but also in trying to dissect the poem's structure and form...this is important! you are well on your way to being well versed in poetry analysis ..let's keep working at this ..you are awesome!