Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost

             The poem, "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost is a well written, because we can see how the title relates to the poem. We can assume that it takes place in the early 1800's because of the placement, (in the woods) and the man on horse back. In the poem it states that "He will not see my stopping here" (890) and this clearly is in the title. The entire poem is about a man who is traveling in the woods and pauses for a moment to ponder on the location. Then, there is the statement "...woods fill up with snow," here we automatically know that it is snowing in the woods. Also, it says, "The darkest evening of the year," so we know like the title says it is definitely not day time. The author Robert Frost makes it clear in his title the setting of the poem, so there is really no deep interpretation of what the title means in relating to the poem.
             The physical arrangement of the poem is step up in a stanza of four lines per rhyme scheme. The first three stanzas are very similar, while the fourth on is obviously different. The rhyme scheme for the first three has three lines that rhyme and the fourth line that is a new word. This adds sort of an extra surprise for me and other readers. The third line is the catcher, and the one that keeps your attention on the poem to help you better understand it. For instance in the first stanza the last words are, "know" (890), "though" (890), "here" (890), and "snow" (890). At, first glance you may think that it is odd that this line does not rhyme with the rest, but it just makes you read the poem slower. This helps you see how the poem is supposed to be read, slow and with deep thought. Now, the fourth line is the closing statement that is why all the lines rhyme. Robert Frost stated what his point was before and now he is moving on by saying, "The woods are lovely and deep....and miles ...

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