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"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" was written by American poet Robert Frost in 1922 and published in 1923, as part of his collection New Hampshire. The poem is told from the perspective of a traveler who stops to watch the snow fall in the forest, and in doing so reflects on both nature and society.
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is a poem by Robert Frost, written in 1922, and published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume. Imagery, personification, and repetition are prominent in the work. In a letter to Louis Untermeyer, Frost called it "my best bid for remembrance".
One of Robert Frost’s most famous poems, “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening” first appeared in the collection New Hampshire (1923). At first glance, it’s a picturesque poem about a...
Summary & Analysis. Robert Frost wrote “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” in 1922, under circumstances that have since become the stuff of legend. Frost claimed that, after having worked all night on his long poem “New Hampshire,” he then wrote “Stopping by Woods” at dawn, penning its four stanzas in “a few minutes without strain.”
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.
When contrasted with their desire to remain in the tranquility of evening snowfall, it’s easy to reject all social responsibility as an unwanted burden that restrains the speaker’s personal freedom. From a different perspective, however, it’s possible to interpret “Stopping by Woods” as highlighting the value of purpose.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening | Poetry Out Loud. By 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.
