1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
By Robert Frost

2. Stanza 1 (a)Whose woods these are I think I know.
End Rhyme: know, though, snow
Connotation: The “woods” are a symbol of appreciated nature
Village : society, civilisation
Sense of Isolation: “He will not see me stopping here”
Imagery: “To watch his woods fill up with snow”
Alliteration: “Whose Woods”, and “His House”
Unseen Character: Owner of the woods who is absent during the speakers exploration of the woods
(a)Whose woods these are I think I know.
(a) His house is in the village though;
(b)He will not see me stopping here
(a)To watch his woods fill up with snow

3. Stanza 2 (b)My little horse must think it queer
(b)To stop without a farmhouse near
(c)Between the woods and frozen lake
(b)The darkest evening of the year.
Vocab Queer - Strange
Connotation : farmhouse → place to sleep, rest for the night End rhyme : Queer, Near, Year Imagery : Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. Personification : Horse think it queer

4. Stanza 3 (c) He gives his harness bells a shake
(c) To ask if there is some mistake
(d) The only other sound’s the sweep
(c) Of easy wind and downy flake.
Connotation : bells, mistake (a sense danger)
Personification : To ask → Horse is asking the speaker
End rhyme : shake, mistake, flake
Alliteration : his harness ; only other
Meter : 8 syllables in each line

5. Stanza 4 (d)The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
(d)But I have promises to keep,
(d)And miles to go before I sleep,
(d)And miles to go before I sleep.
Consonance
End rhyme: deep, keep, sleep, sleep
Alliteration: dark and deep/ sleep,sleep
Imagery: dark and deep
Repetition: third, fourth line

6. Despite the simplicity and beauty of the woods, the speaker keeps in mind promises he has made and continues in order to fulfill his duties.
This reflects everyday situations where we must leave our comfort zone and continue forward.
Group Interpretation

7. Comprehension Questions
Do you think the poem could be about the speaker’s suicidal thoughts?
Why do you think the speaker visited the woods on a dark, snowy night? Explain
Why did the poet repeat the last line?