Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - A poem by Robert Frost

Robert Frost - Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

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.

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Poet: Robert Frost Poem: 24. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Volume: New Hampshire Year: Published/Written in 1923 Poem of the Day: Jun 26 2000 Comment 247 of 247, added on May 8th, 2008 at 7:33 AM. Hi! I'm currently taking up Bachelor of Science in Nursing in a prestigious school in the Philippines but we have this minor subject, english literaures of the world. This masterpiece poem of Frost simply states that the speaker or the writer is in a dilemma because as stated in the poem, he said that the owner of this village wont see him if he will just stay for a while because he was tempted to stay here but a long journey awaits him. The speaker is bemused if he's gonna stay or not because he has a promise to be kept and that is to return in reality, the world of man, the civilization and this nature represents a wish to die because its lovely, dark, and deep. Jairus from Philippines Comment 246 of 247, added on April 18th, 2008 at 9:25 AM. iam a palestinian student, i study english lit. and this poem is the one which is in my book. i hope somebody to add me to help me in something. thanks montana from Israel Comment 245 of 247, added on March 24th, 2008 at 12:43 AM. I have always felt this poem was a metaphor for suicide. Rather than meaning to inspire it seems the main character has resigned himself to living to meet his obligations. Beautiful and sad. Roe from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, has received 247 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Robert Frost with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Robert Frost Poem: 24. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Volume: New Hampshire Year: Published/Written in 1923 Last read: May 14 2008, 11:26PM Poem of the Day: Jun 26 2000 Viewed 144850 times. Added on March 24th, 2008 at 12:43 AM.

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