In the poem, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, Frost describes himself walking through the woods on a cold winter night. On this night he is tempted to take his final rest, rather than fight through the frigid weather. He soon comes to a realization that he has a long road ahead of him and is obligated to complete this journey before he can take this final rest. Robert references this poem to people who are on a journey to complete their goals in life but reach a rough patch. While going through this rough patch, it seems easier to give up or die than continue this journey. Once it is realized how important it is to finish this journey, giving up or dying is no longer an option.
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Lines one and two mention the words know and though which are examples of assonance. Line 3 mentions the words not and stopping which are also examples of assonance. Line four mentions another example of assonance with the use of the words to and woods. I believe Robert used multiple examples of assonance in the first portion of the poem to grab the writer attention. Once we reach the second part of the poem the use of symbolism and alliteration in addition to assonance, are noted. Line five mentions the words horse and must which are examples of alliteration. Whereas line five and six mention multiple examples of assonance when using the words queer and near; and without and farmhouse. Lines seven and eight provides an example of symbolism, the frozen lake symbolizes how cold it was that evening, while the darkest evening of the year, symbolizes how scary that evening was for Robert. He didn’t believe he would make it through the extremely cold weather, this weather made it feel like the roughest night on his journey that he had seen. The third portion of the poem includes examples of assonance, alliteration, and a metaphor. Line nine begins with the mention of the words gives and his which are both examples of alliteration. Lines nine and ten mention the words shake and mistake which are also examples of assonance, but a metaphor is also …show more content…
When he says, “He will not see me stopping here/ to watch his woods fill up with snow”. In this since, it is equivalent to everyday life, when we have a goal to fulfill we would much rather let time pass us by, by sitting around and doing nothing, instead we choose to continue on our journey to complete our goals. In the following paragraph, Robert reaches the roughest point of his journey, stating, “My little horse must think its queer/ to stop without a farmhouse near/ between the woods and frozen lakes/ the darkest evening of the year”. I believe the horse is used to symbolize a person’s support system. This point of the poem describes a person who is about to give up on this journey, this person knows there support system won’t understand why they are giving up so soon, even willing to die, in an not so favorable place when they have so far to go on their journey and many goals to reach. In the next portion of the poem Robert states, “He gives his harness bells a shake/ to ask if there is some mistake”. At this point the person’s support system is asking them if they are sure it’s time to let go of this journey so soon. In the last two sentences of this portion of the poem Robert states “The only other sound’s the sweep/ of easy wind and downy flake”. This basically means when the
Robert Frost built the theme, when going …show more content…
Lines one and two mention the words know and though which are examples of assonance. Line 3 mentions the words not and stopping which are also examples of assonance. Line four mentions another example of assonance with the use of the words to and woods. I believe Robert used multiple examples of assonance in the first portion of the poem to grab the writer attention. Once we reach the second part of the poem the use of symbolism and alliteration in addition to assonance, are noted. Line five mentions the words horse and must which are examples of alliteration. Whereas line five and six mention multiple examples of assonance when using the words queer and near; and without and farmhouse. Lines seven and eight provides an example of symbolism, the frozen lake symbolizes how cold it was that evening, while the darkest evening of the year, symbolizes how scary that evening was for Robert. He didn’t believe he would make it through the extremely cold weather, this weather made it feel like the roughest night on his journey that he had seen. The third portion of the poem includes examples of assonance, alliteration, and a metaphor. Line nine begins with the mention of the words gives and his which are both examples of alliteration. Lines nine and ten mention the words shake and mistake which are also examples of assonance, but a metaphor is also …show more content…
When he says, “He will not see me stopping here/ to watch his woods fill up with snow”. In this since, it is equivalent to everyday life, when we have a goal to fulfill we would much rather let time pass us by, by sitting around and doing nothing, instead we choose to continue on our journey to complete our goals. In the following paragraph, Robert reaches the roughest point of his journey, stating, “My little horse must think its queer/ to stop without a farmhouse near/ between the woods and frozen lakes/ the darkest evening of the year”. I believe the horse is used to symbolize a person’s support system. This point of the poem describes a person who is about to give up on this journey, this person knows there support system won’t understand why they are giving up so soon, even willing to die, in an not so favorable place when they have so far to go on their journey and many goals to reach. In the next portion of the poem Robert states, “He gives his harness bells a shake/ to ask if there is some mistake”. At this point the person’s support system is asking them if they are sure it’s time to let go of this journey so soon. In the last two sentences of this portion of the poem Robert states “The only other sound’s the sweep/ of easy wind and downy flake”. This basically means when the