Robert Frosts Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

Frost wrote this poem, in November(Frost Chronology) 1923; on the same late night he finished his book New Hampshire (Jackson sec. 1). Being "a little excited from getting over-tired"(qtd. in Jackson sec. 3), he decided to venture out into the wilderness, probably to calm down. Frost hitched his horse to a sleigh and left on his journey to eventually find the "Woods" in this poem. Being in an "autointoxicated"(qtd. in Jackson sec. 3) state, Frost was mesmerized by the scene of the woods beside the frozen lake. He eventually broke out of his tran

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The middle and last parts of the text, like the woods, can be seen as the temptation, as is evident in the lines "The woods are lovely dark and deep"(L. Therefore, the meaning "The darkest evening of the year"(L. ce, possibly with the aid of his horse, by thoughts of prior commitments.

In conclusion, the theme of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" reflects Robert Frost's perseverance in writing his book New Hampshire. The former statement is shown in the text by: "He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake"(L. Therefore, Frost wrote this poem about himself and his journey. Furthermore the equinox aspect of "The darkest evening of the year"(L. But, if thought of symbolically, this line could be the culmination of difficult work, by the author, to finish his book New Hampshire.

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