Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 1874–1963 Robert Frost
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Foster discusses in Chapter 20 that there are three ways a poet may use a season -- traditional, meaningful, or unusual. In Robert Frost's poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, he writes about the season fairly traditionally, talking about the snow deliberately. He writes in his poem that it is "the darkest evening of the year" which could hint towards it being later December. The reader could conclude that it was a peaceful evening when Frost says "of easy wind and downy flake," as it does not describe a snowstorm but rather a light snow.
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Foster discusses in Chapter 20 that there are three ways a poet may use a season -- traditional, meaningful, or unusual. In Robert Frost's poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, he writes about the season fairly traditionally, talking about the snow deliberately. He writes in his poem that it is "the darkest evening of the year" which could hint towards it being later December. The reader could conclude that it was a peaceful evening when Frost says "of easy wind and downy flake," as it does not describe a snowstorm but rather a light snow.