The poem "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening"‚ by Robert Frost‚ is a short‚ yet intricate poem. What appears to be simple is not simple at all. What appears to be innocent is really not. The woods seem pristine and unimposing‚ however‚ they are described as being "dark and deep"‚ and it is the "darkest evening of the year". He speaks of isolation‚ "between the woods and frozen lake" and of duty "But I have promises to keep". And also‚ Frost’s usage of "sleep" easily implies death. Though this
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Brendan Orner Mr. Whewell AP Literature 3/21/13 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Theme: Isolation * The speaker appears to be telling this poem as if he is distant or far away from any other person * “His house is in the village though” (2) * People do not/cannot own woods * The word woods brings up the idea of an untamable wild area * “He will not see me stopping here” (3) * This quote brings up the idea that the speaker is slightly paranoid * Instead of
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When I heard that we were going to read "Stopping by woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost‚ I was extremely pleased‚ as I was very familiar with this it. I first read it as a child and it has ever since been my favorite poem. Explicating this poem gives a much deeper meaning than the words first indicate. The main underlying theme the poem explores is the wonder and sereneness of nature‚ while at the same time subtly pulling the reader away and towards the hustle and bustle of the modern world
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Choices What is happening in each poem? How do they compare and contrast? What is the main idea to both poems? The poem “The Road Not Taken” is a very sentimental poem‚ because it is about a choice. On the other hand‚ the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is about the choice that someone made already. In “The Road Not Taken” the person chose to take a road with an unknown ending‚ and is less traveled. Moreover‚ the writer was letting people know that sometimes taking the less traveled
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Analysis of Frost’s "Desert Places" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" Robert Frost takes our imaginations to a journey through wintertime with his two poems "Desert Places" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". Frost comes from a New England background and these two poems reflect the beautiful scenery that is present in that part of the country. Even though these poems both have winter settings they contain very different tones. One has a feeling of depressing loneliness
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An Explication of Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost constructed this poem with four stanzas in iambic tetrameter. Frost’s rhyme scheme is intriguing; the first‚ second‚ and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme‚ where as the third rhymes with the next set of first‚ second‚ and fourth lines. Although‚ this pattern is broken in the fourth and final stanza‚ where Frost rhymes all the lines with the third line in the third stanza. To finish off the poem‚ the fifteenth line is repeated as
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By Shinelle Lam 9 October 2013 The poem‚ “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost is one that appears rather simple. The speaker is walking through the woods that have been freshly laden in snow. He is admiring the scenery laid before him. Even though he wants to stay and take in more of what he is seeing‚ he keeps his other duties in mind and how much distance there is left for him to fulfill them and mentions there is a choice he has to make which is considered most
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Jaci M. Response: “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost on the surface seemed to be just another poem about nature. As I started to read this poem‚ I didn’t think that the poem had underlying meaning; however I found myself pondering hidden meanings within the text. The poem is full of imagery of nature‚ and it is very easy to follow. The title of the poem is simplistic‚ yet is a great choice because anything more would
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Eng 1102 September 19‚ 2013 Robert Frost: “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is about a man who stops to admire snowfall in woods as he is travelling from farms to market. Caught between reality and fantasy‚ the poem is full of contrasts and irony. Life is so busy that often at times adults cannot enjoy Earth’s beauty. The narrator’s description‚ “The woods are lovely‚ dark and deep”‚ sounds as if he just realized how much beauty he
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leading 20th-century poets and a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Although his verse forms are traditional‚ he was a pioneer in the interplay of rhythm and meter and in the poetic use of the vocabulary and inflections of everyday speech. His poetry is thus both traditional and experimental. <br> <br>After Frost’s father died in 1885‚ the family left California and settled in Massachusetts. From 1897 to 1899 he attended Harvard College as a special student‚ but left without a degree. Over the
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