Robert frost, “stopping by woods on a snowy evening” from the poetry of robert frost, edited by edward connery lathem Copyright 1923, © 1969 by henry holt and company, inc., renewed 1951, by robert frost Reprinted with the permission of henry holt and company, llc. Frost wrote the poem in june 1922 at his house in shaftsbury, vermont He had been up the entire night writing the long poem new hampshire from the poetry collection of the same name, and had finally finished when he realized morning had come. Whose woods these are i think i know
To watch his woods fill up with snow The darkest evening of the year To ask if there is some mistake Of easy wind and downy flake The woods are lovely, dark and deep This poem is in the public domain.
This poem is in the public domain Robert frost’s “stopping by woods on a snowy evening,” and particularly the line “miles to go before i sleep,” continues to captivate and inspire readers with its deceptively simple portrayal of the human experience. He wrote it in 1922 in a few moments after being up the entire night writing a long and complicated poem The poem uses an aaba rhyme scheme The repetition of the last line emphasizes the profundity contained in the last stanza, a popular reading for funerals. “but i have promises to keep, and miles to go before i sleep, and miles to go before i sleep.” rather than being about death, this is a poem about life.
“stopping by woods on a snowy evening” is a poeme where the speaker describes stopping to watch the snow fall while riding a horse through the woods at night While alone in the forest, the speaker reflects on the natural world and its implicit contrast with society.
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