Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening, By Robert Frost

Almost all of the poems written by poets are influenced by a particular lifestyle or an event that has occurred throughout the life of that poet. This is certainly the case for the poet Robert Frost. Robert Frost is famous for almost all of his poems, especially “The Road Not Taken” and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”. “Of all the major twentieth century American Poets, Robert Frost remains the most well-known, the most public, and the least understood” (Wilcox I). Some of the common themes found throughout Frost’s poems include nature, tragedy, and loneliness. These common themes are not random or intentional. The poems by Frost likely include these themes because of the way he lived throughout his life. Despite spending plenty of time …show more content…
In addition to living most of his life in rural areas, Frost experienced many tragic events regarding his children and wife. From these events many of Frost’s poems are representative of his sad and depressing, rural lifestyle. One poem in particular that exemplifies the common themes of Frost’s life is “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” This poem is a great example on how the outside world can influence the inner structure of a poem written by a certain poet. The tragic family events that occurred throughout the life of Robert Frost and the many years of living in the rural, countryside of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and England shaped the way Frost wrote his …show more content…
This poem is split into four stanzas, and each stanza has a different meaning that is influenced in some way by the life of Robert Frost. In the first stanza, the narrator speaks as if he is in the woods all alone on the property of someone he knows. By saying, “His house is in the village, though;” (Frost) it makes the reader think that the author is worried about the owner finding out he is on his property. In the second stanza, the reader gets the idea that now even his horse is concerned about stopping in the middle of the woods. In this stanza, Frost describes the setting of the woods where he is riding his horse. He describes the scene by saying, “Between the woods and frozen lake / The darkest evening of the year” (Frost). The woods play an important role for the overall meaning of the poem because Frost grew up his entire life in a rural setting. The woods in this poem do not represent the woods one thinks of in everyday life. The woods in this poem represent the location of the darkness. One of the reoccurring symbols found throughout this poem is darkness. From looking at the life of Frost, it is clear that the darkness is a representation of the tragic moments he has gone through throughout his