Name : Abay, Sara Amelia D.

Course/Section: BSEd-English 3A

Activity 1. Identifying Imagery

Direction: Read the following poem of Robert Frost titled Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
and identify the imagery/ies used. Cite pieces of evidence/excerpts from the poem to support your answer.
Use Times New Roman, 11 as your font style and size, print then submit.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

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,

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.

Activity 1 - Answer

1. Visual imagery:

• “woods fill up with snow” (visualizes snow-covered woods)

• “darkest evening of the year” (evokes a dark, wintry scene)
• “lovely, dark and deep” (paints a picture of the beauty and depth of the woods)

2. Auditory imagery:

• “He gives his harness bells a shake” (auditory cue of the horse shaking its bells)
• “The only other sound’s the sweep, Of easy wind and downy flake” (describes the gentle sounds
of the wind and falling snow)

3. Tactile imagery:

• “downy flake” (conveys the soft, delicate texture of the snowflakes)

4. Kinesthetic imagery:

• “He gives his harness bells a shake” (depicts the motion of the horse shaking its harness bells)
• “The only other sound’s the sweep, Of easy wind and downy flake” (describes the movement of
the wind sweeping through the woods)