Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

The early and later life of Robert Frost was entailed with many hardships that influenced a variety of themes and key concepts within his works such as thematic ideas surrounding the simple pleasures taken for granted in life until they disappear, evident in Frost's poem "Birches," and city life opposed to farm life, evident in "Acquainted with the Night." Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California to William Prescott Frost Jr and Isabelle Moody Frost. The two had on other child, Jeanie Frost, in 1876 when their son was two. Frost childhood was pervaded with hardships stemming mostly from the actions of his father. Frost's father was an alcoholic who drank and gambled the family's funds into oblivion while exercising

First stanza gives us an imagery in which the speaker/Frost is far from his house to watch the beautiful falling snow. He comes with his horse to the woods covered with snow, and is attracted by it’s beauty. He is losing himself, his previous life, his previous character, as he says “I think I know”. He cannot strongly say that there are his woods and the house is his.

Poetry’s stellar form allows people to creatively observe the boundaries of depth. Forms of poetry are equal in difficulty; a portion of humankind might consider a sonnet difficult, in contrast others find it to be elementary. A poem I admire is called “stopping by woods on a snowy evening” by Robert Frost (Frost, R. 1922). As I marvel at the simplicity of this poem, I find it no wonder that it’s considered a masterpiece with the words so beautifully painted inside the text. I would consider this poem to be rhyming/free verse .

The theme of the two poems is of nature and place. In 'Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening' the narrator is captivated by the scenery of the woods in Winter time. The conveys an image of beauty to

The butterfly eventually turns and leads the speaker to a "tall tuft of flowers beside a brook" (22). The significance of the flowers and the brook can not be overlooked, because at this place in the poem the mood suddenly swings from pessimism to optimism. It seems that God was trying to send a message to Frost that the field of life can be filled with beauty and he might not always be alone in his life's work (22). This couplet of the poem is significant because it gives us a clue to how God reveals to the speaker that, although the field of life appears barren, a brook nourishes the ground to give life to the beauty he possesses. In addition, through God's infinite wisdom and mercy, Frost's loneliness and grief will someday again turn back into fellowship and joy.

This is referenced when Frost repeats the line “And miles to go before I sleep.” The mood of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is lonely and curious. He wonders about whose woods he is in. He questions the concerning actions of the horse. The readers wonders why he feels like he cannot turn back. They asks themselves what commitment is so important that it couldn't wait to travel in the daylight. The sound devices and imagery aided in conveying the the theme that a lack of common sense leads to dangerous

Frost uses nature as an image that he wants us to see or a metaphor that he wants us to relate to on a psychological level. To say that Frost is a nature poet is inaccurate.

The first verse gives a feeling of isolation as Frost only reveals the speaker to the reader. He is walking, or so the reader can presume at this point in the poem, through the woods and stops to, “watch the woods fill up with snow” (285). Additionally, the reader finds out that there is no resident on the wooded property, as the owner resides in the village (285). This further emphasizes the idea of solitude by revealing that homes are not to be seen.

     The poem “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening”, by Robert Frost, is a short, yet intricate poem. What appears to be simple is not simple at all. What appears to be innocent is really not. The woods seem pristine and unimposing, however, they are described as being “dark and deep”, and it is the “darkest evening of the year”. He speaks of isolation, “between the woods and frozen lake” and of duty “But I have promises to keep”. And also, Frost’s usage of “sleep” easily implies death. Though this poem might come off at first to be nice and peaceful, however, that peace has an underlying menace.

I recently began reading Robert Frost poetry in my free time. A phrase within the fourth stanza of the poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, curiously mirrored the journey of Christine J. Walley, the author of the ethno-biography Exit Zero. “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep,” Frost writes. He presents the reader with a lone traveler trekking through the woods in search of answer. These woods display a level of complexion that may not be noticed by the everyday passerby. From a distance, one may see bark, branches, and leaves. Each tree, upon closer examination, displays a unique story of growth and maturity that takes decades to develop. Collectively, the trees represent

The speaker is so enthralled by the falling snow, that he forgets that he must continue on his journey. By using visual imagery, formal diction and repetition the poet shows that one should not overlook the little things during their journey. Throughout the poem, Robert Frost uses visual imagery to show the beauty of the woods that

Sigmund Freud, arguably the greatest psychologist to ever live, once said, "One might compare the relation of the ego to the id with that between a rider and his horse. The horse provides the locomotor energy, and the rider has the prerogative of determining the goal and of guiding the movements of his powerful mount towards it. But all too often in the relations between the ego and the id we find a picture of the less ideal situation in which the rider is obliged to guide his horse in the direction in which it itself wants to go” (Freud). In most cases, Freud’s comparison of the relationship between a rider and his horse with that of the ego to the id would be an intelligent and correct observation, however Frost flips this situation on its head. In the short poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” Frost depicts a theme of obsession, using the horse as the riders conscience, or ego, and the rider as the id, delving on his addiction. The poem takes the rider on a journey through obsession from him stopping to watch the woods fill with snow, to his horse reminding him of his journey, to his eventual success in ridding himself of obsession and continuing the journey set before him.

In conclusion, “Stropping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, is Frost’s most famous poem, and also a very controversial one. Some of the critics tend to say that it is literally a journey from home. Those critics, explain that he feels forced to leave the peaceful place that he is in, and head home. On the other hand, others say that the last stanza means a symbolic death. Which in my opinion, I will agree because it clearly defines his desire, but he is trying to make the poem sound better and simple by using the allusion

Robert Frost has written many poems. In this specific poem ¨Stopping By The Woods On A Snowy Evening¨ Frost develops an ideal theme through the usage of symbolism, imagery, and different types of figurative language.

Robert Frost captures universal elements of human life within simple poetry. The fourth stanza of his poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, curiously mirrored the journey of Christine J. Walley, the author of the ethno-biography Exit Zero. “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep,” Frost writes (Frost, 1923). He presents a lone traveler trekking through the woods in search of answers. These woods display a level of complexity that may not be noticed by the everyday passerby. From a distance, one may see bark, branches, and leaves. Each tree, upon closer examination, displays a unique story of growth and maturity that takes decades to develop. Collectively, the trees represent a