Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening Analysis

Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” is one of the most famous and well known poems of Robert Frost. It was written in 1922 and tells the story of a man traveling through some woods on a snowy evening. Frost is known for creating simple poems that can be interpreted in different levels. There is more than a simple description of a man appreciating nature. The poem is lovely and entices us with a deep interpretation of its meaning because it implies more than what it says outright. The poem narrative is simple but full of details and elaboration. It consists of four almost identically structured stanzas. Each line is iambic. Within each stanza the first, second, and fourth lines rhyme. The third …show more content…
The theme throughout this poem is perseverance. The speaker is compelled by the woods; they are seductive, lovely, dark and deep like temptation. The poem is an invitation to sit and watch the beauty of the woods but then, all responsibility is forgotten. Also, resting to long while the snow falls can be interpreted as keeping you away from goals. Woods symbolize the allures of life that attract and distract us from our goals. The poet also gives us a reasonable idea that animal has no desire for beauty but humans has ability to be inspired from it. The woods sit on the edge of civilization and in some way the draw the speaker from his promises and good sense. They resemble the unknown, the dark mystery but the speaker seems reluctant to pursue this insight more deeply since he immediately observes that he has promises to …show more content…
We can almost hear the sound of the wind. Assonance ("o" and "ah" sounds) creates a similar effect. Hyperbole is also used when the narrator says that he will "watch his woods fill up with snow", and that aids the imagery. In the second stanza, the horse is personified and acts as a witness with the rider to the peaceful scene, it also reminds him of his promises “Giving his harness bells a shake”. The horse is personified once more as he asks "if there is some mistake." Frost uses repetition in last stanza for emphasis, his message is that no matter how much pleasure life offers us, we must continue on our journey until we achieve our ambition and reach our destination. We could cite the rhyme “He gives his harness bells a shake/ To ask if there is some mistake” as an example of metaphor. The "village" can be interpreted as a symbol for society and civilization, a place to where the speaker is heading but still wants to stop to observe and enjoy the quietly of the woods. Those woods also could be assumed as a symbol for wildness, but those are someone’s woods and the owner lives in the village; there is where the division is set, between the village that represents the society and its duties or the woods which are definitely