Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening A
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening -A Poem by Robert Frost-
Outline Ø Robert Frost Ø Stanza Summary Ø Themes Ø Setting Ø Figures of Speech Ø Structure and Meter Ø End Rhyme Ø Form and Language Ø Questions Ø Summary Ø Sources to Refer
Robert Frost Ø Born in 1874 in San Francisco, California. Ø A poet in Modern Era. Ø Common themes of his poetry - nature - communication - everyday life. Ø His “New Hampshire” book of poetry won the Pulitzer prize. Ø In 1963 Frost died in Boston.
Stanza Summary 1) 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. Ø The traveler appears worried as he think he commits by stealing a look of another man’s wood.
2) 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. Ø The location is remote and it is the darkest day of the year the traveler’s little horse has got a question why its master stopped.
3) 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. Ø The sounds of the bells, the wind, and the snow flakes are gentle contrasting of everyday life in a town and much concentration is on sounds.
4) The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. Ø Although the traveler likes to enter the wood and feel the beauty of woods, he thinks to move on as he has a lot of responsibilities to be accomplished.
Themes Ø Contemplation of nature Ø Life and death
Setting Ø It's a dark evening, around 5: 00 pm, near the winter solstice (late December). Ø A rural village in the Northern Hampshire. Ø The only light around is the dipped sun, brilliant white of snow. Ø A place that is in between the woods and the frozen lake.
Figures of Speech Alliteration Ø His house is in the village though (line 2) Ø He will not see me stopping here (line 3) Ø To watch his woods fill up with snow (line 4) Hyperbole Ø To watch his woods fill up with snow (line 4)
Metaphor Ø He gives his harness bells a shake, To ask if there is some mistake. (lines 9 -10) ü Comparison of the sound of the bells to a questioning voice Personification/Metaphor Ø My little horse must think it queer ü Comparison of the horse to a human (line 5)
Structure and Meter Ø The poem consists of four stanzas, each with four lines. Ø The poem is in Iambic tetrameter. Ø …… 1 …. …. . 2…. . 3…………. . 4 Whose WOODS. . /. . These ARE. . /. . I THINK. . /. . I KNOW. …… 1 …. …. . 2…. . 3…………. . 4 His HOUSE. . /. . is IN. . /. . the VILL. . /. . age THOUGH
End Rhyme Ø The end rhyme in the poem is as follows, ü First Stanza, aaba ü Second Stanza, bbcb ü Third Stanza, ccdc ü Fourth Stanza, dddd
Form and Language Form Ø “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening ” is a lyric poem Language Ø A simple language with short lines Ø 1 st person narration Ø Present and Future tense
Questions Ø Comment on the poet’s contemplation of the nature through the poem. Ø Why did Frost end the poem repeating the same line?
Summary Poem - Stopping by woods on a snowy evening Poet - Robert Frost in Modern era. Theme - contemplation of nature Setting - Place (Rural Village in North Hampshire) Time (Evening) Narration - 1 st person narration Form - Lyric with 4 stanzas Techniques - Alliteration, Metaphors, Visual & Auditory imagery. Language - Simple and colloquial
Sources to Refer Ø www. poetryfoundation. org › Poems & Poets Ø www. shmoop. com › Poetry Ø www. britannica. com/EBchecked/topic/567470 Ø www. sparknotes. com › … › Poetry Study Guides › Frost’s Early Poems
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