The line, “But I have promises to keep (14),” suggests that the character is working. At the time, the poem was written, mostly men were employed, and women would not have been working or traveling alone on a snowy, dark, and frigid night. Another line, “And miles to go before I sleep (15),” backs up the belief the person in the poem is a man that is working. Although, the character wanted to stop his cold, lonely travels for the night he could not. The horse is the other character, and the line, “My little horse must think it queer (5),” does not mean gay or homosexual. At the time, this poem was written, it meant odd, weird, or unusual. Therefore, we know it was not the person’s habit to stop in that place. Animals, especially horses, remember directions and routes they regularly take so the horse shakes his bells to get the man’s attention. The horse, “gives his harness bells a shake (9),” as if to ask what is
The line, “But I have promises to keep (14),” suggests that the character is working. At the time, the poem was written, mostly men were employed, and women would not have been working or traveling alone on a snowy, dark, and frigid night. Another line, “And miles to go before I sleep (15),” backs up the belief the person in the poem is a man that is working. Although, the character wanted to stop his cold, lonely travels for the night he could not. The horse is the other character, and the line, “My little horse must think it queer (5),” does not mean gay or homosexual. At the time, this poem was written, it meant odd, weird, or unusual. Therefore, we know it was not the person’s habit to stop in that place. Animals, especially horses, remember directions and routes they regularly take so the horse shakes his bells to get the man’s attention. The horse, “gives his harness bells a shake (9),” as if to ask what is