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.
This poem is interesting. What came to my understanding of the poem is that the writer loves to see the man in the village as he crosses through the woods, but he “has promises to keep,” and “miles to go” before he sleeps. So I believe the theme of this poem is that you mustn’t stop what you are set to do, and you must be dedicated, no matter what pleasures or obstacles may lie on the way.
This poem has always been a favorite of mine. It is number one on my list of poems
This poem was awesome!!!!!!
This poem can be interpreted many different ways. Many people, and I am able to see it too, say that it is a poem of suicidal thoughts, and the contemplation of killing oneself. When Frost says
“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.”
It can be, and is in some cases, taken as a contemplation of suicide. Though, to be brutally honest, I believe Frost was just illustrating the wonders of the journey through a snowy wood. ( He does it beautifully, I might add. )
The best poem i have read yet keep up the good work
There are four stanzas in the Robert Frost poem “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” not two. I find myself offended that you would compromise Frost like that!!
ThIs PoEm is tottaly superb.I M really impressed from his poem.his poems r really valuable and they r being publishe till now and will b published afterwards also
although this poem was first published in 1923, i think that it was actually written a lot earlier. When his wife, before they were married, turned down his wedding proposal, frost was sure that she was seeing someone else. i think that is were the first stanza came from. he went to the Great Dismal Swamp because he was so depressed and i think that is why he thought about killing himself.
This poem is amazing! it doesn’t only show us a brilliant description of winter, but it also describes perfectly the feelings you have in the middle of a long journey! i was inspired by this poem in my english class!
i think this is a brillant peom as it is taking you in to the way he lived his life hear the woods in the village so he know what the snowy evening in the woods had to offer. wee are learning bout this in english and i am evr intrested in poetry wee were also studying the other poem the road not taking i found that intresting as he explend why he pick the road that wanted wear. and in the last verse he tells us with a sigh that was the path that made all the difference.
jamier black orange field high school belfast
my english teacher is miss gardner and i hope there is more brillant write in the future like robert forst
This is such a beautiful poem. I believe he is talking about suicide, but he realizes he has so much to live for yet.
I’m analysing this poem because I’m studying English filology at the university, and I really like it but I’m finding it a little bit difficult to find the main idea!! Any helps???
i really like this poem.i learnt it in grade 7 and i still remember it.this is one of the poems of robert frost which i really like.
im writing a paper on the different views people have of this poem…my main topic is suicide…but id like to hear why you think what it means…send me an email with your thoughts and opinions!
he is one of my best poet. i think his poems are just B-E-A-U-tiful especially ‘stopping by woods….’ . the best part of this poem which i liked is the last para.
This poem is as deep as one,s eyes are. Well i love the last lines. Jawahar lal nehru wrote these lines on his hand before his death. this is incredible!!!
I love this poem. It is my favorite poem. I like to read it every day because it has so much feeling to it. This poem is the greatest!
I came to know about Robert Frost while at school.
I think that the woods are the comforts and pleasures of a known place like our home. But a home is only a temporary stop in our journey of life. May be our life itself is a temporary stop in a larger journey
I think this poem is great.Robert Frost has a great Explenation and gives great details.Robert Frost is one of my favorite poets.
I be a rappa and i just love findin sweet rhymes that put me in da mood for relaxin and dis be one of them poems