Robert Frost
Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
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 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. |
Robert Frost uses imagery and personification in this poem to show us that sometimes we need a break from responsibility and alone time. You can see this in the poem because the man goes out to the woods and admires nature and the beauty of it. We are all caught up in technology and society nowadays that no one gets any time to themselves. Frost's simple poems can be interpreted on different levels. Frost is very big on using sounds in his works, he believes that they carry more meaning then words. Frost also uses everyday, colloquial speech to help us to try and understand a little easier.