Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Poet: Robert Frost

1) Robert Lee Frost was an American poet.

2) He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech.

3) He is one of the most popular and critically respected American poets of the 20th century.

4) He received four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry.

Poem: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

In this poem, the poet describes a little incident happening in a snowy evening. As a traveller, the poet is fascinated by the beautiful scenes in the woods. He stops to enjoy but his mind urges him to go on.

Appreciation of the poem: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Title:

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Poet/Author:

Robert Lee Frost

Poetic devices:

The poem is full of many poetic devices.

Rhyme Scheme:

The rhyme scheme of each stanza:

Stanza-1 aaba,

Stanza- 2 bbcb,

Stanza-3 ccdc

Stanza -4 dddd

Figures of Speech:

(1) Alliteration: -

The woods are lovely dark and deep.

Explanation: The Sound of letter 'd' is repeated

(2) Personification:

My little horse must think it queer.

Explanation: The horse is given the human quality of thinking.

(3) Inversion:

Whose woods these are I think I know.

Explanation: The words are not in correct order. The correct word order is ‘I think I know whose woods these are’.

(4) Repetition:

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

Explanation: The words are repeated.

(5) Metaphor:

And miles to go before I sleep.

Explanation: The ‘sleep’ is indirectly compared with ‘death’.

Central Idea of the Poem:

This poem is about taking time to appreciate the beauty and wonder of nature. The theme revolves around the poet's philosophy, the stranger here is really sad and would love to stay in the woods where he is all alone away from the rest of the world. The poem is also the advice given by father to his son. The father encourages his son to have confidence and advised to live humble life. He also emphasizes that his son will inherit the earth if he learns the valuable instruction of his father.

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