1. By Sarah Cavanagh, Elicia Webber, Corinne Bygrave & Beatriz Azevedo

2.  ‘aaba’ Rhyming scheme.  Four equal stanzas.  Themes of loss, isolation, loneliness and reflection.  A black and white contrast is created by the vision of the snow-covered field at night.  Connects to ‘Crossing the water’, ‘Mushrooms’ and ‘Stopping by woods on a snowy evening’.

3.  Repetition.  Urgent feeling.

4.  Reflection.  Time decisions.

5.  Description.  Purity.  Peaceful.  Memories.

6.  Reminders of the past.  Isolation.  Forgotten.  Negativity.

7.  Aggressive/possessive tone.  Claimed area.

8.  Negative imagery.  Sinister tone.

9.  Indicates to writers depression.  Writers feelings of isolation, loneliness and bleak thoughts of the world.

10.  Links to depression.  Isolation theme.  Is unaware of his depression.

11.  Repetition.  Emotions revealed.  “L” sound being prolonged emphasises the loneliness and isolation.

12.  It will be worse, before it gets better.  His depression.

13.  Loneliness and isolation.  Absence of colour?

14.  Growing sense of despair.  Repetition.  Negative tone.

15.  Talks about the places that make him feel isolated.  Trying to give himself confidence?

16.  Emphasises loneliness.  Doesn’t feel human, isolated from everyone else.

17.  Acceptance?  Positive.

18.  Referring to the title of the poem.  Accepting.