Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

-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.

About the Poet:

Robert Frost (Mar ch 26, 1874-Januart 29,1963) was an American poet. His work was first
published in England before it was published in America. He is known for his realis- tic
depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. Frost fre- quently wrote
about settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth centu- ry, using them to
examine complex social and philosophical themes. He was awarded first of his four Pulitzer
Prize for Poetry in 1924 and Congressional Gold medal in 1960 by Congress. Frost hold a unique
and almost isolated position in American letters. Frost died from complications related to
prostate surgery in 1963.

Glossary

1. Woods the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
2. Village a community of people smaller than a town
3. Queer beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
4. Frozen turned into ice
5. Harness an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal
6. Mistake a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or inattention
7. Flake a crystal of snow
8. Lovely appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
9. Promise a verbal commitment agreeing to do something in the future
10. Sleep euphemisms for death

Think and Ink

1. The speaker stops his in front of a forest.
2. Robert Frost is well-known for

3. What season is mentioned in the poem?

i)Summer

ii)Spring

iii)Winter

iv)Autumn

4. The Poet cannot wait to enjoy the scene by the wood because he has to go a long

distance before it is .

i)Night

ii)Morning

iii) Evening

iv)Noon

5. Why does the horse shake his harness bells?

6.What were the sounds that narrator could hear in the poem?

7.Describe the scene of woods.

8.Why does our speaker worry so much about who owns the woods?

9.What does the description of the author tell us about the speaker?

10.Why do you think Frost titled this poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”?

Thinking Out Of the text

1. Many people have criticized Frost for being too concerned with the past or with things that
have nothing to do with the modern world (like blenders, Radio, Tv) .Do you agree with this
Criticism? Can you relate to this poem?

2. Does it bother you that Frost rhymes “sleep” with “sleep”?

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