Stopping by woods on a snowy evening by Robert Frost
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost "Stopping by woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost is one ofthe many deeply symbolic poems that he has written. Frost was a poet whosought to master his art. His poems he wrote were deceptively simple inappearance but saturated with meaning. In this particular poem Frost paintsa simple picture that appears to be quite lucid, until one takes a closer look toreveal what is hidden within the words. As the poem begins, there is a man driving by a dark wooded area. He stops and admires the scereness of the snow falling in the woods. Herecalls the the man who owns the land and knows of his house in the village. The land owner asleep in his bed can not see him stop by his land and theman reasons that he will not mind as he gazed at his woods. The mans horseis confused why they have stoped and shakes his bells. Th
Frost intended for usto come up with our own interpretation of his work. Only through searching our own soul canwe begin to see his work on the same level as he did. This signifiesthe difference between man and beast, which is the ability to see the beautyin some ordinary thing. It is almost as if he is looking intothe woods and does not want to leave. The man stops to appreciate the peaceful scene ofsnow falling to the forest floor, but is reminded of his own obligations by thefact that he knows of the man who owns the land. This somewhat typical ofFrost's style. As the poem ends he refers to the woods as being lovely, dark anddeep. There is the first conflict of the poem between nature (the woods) andcivilization (the village). To the man it is a surreal environment or escape, and he sees the beauty ofthe snow descending down into the darkness (Warren 115). And in the very next line he recalls his promises and emphasises themiles he must travel before he can sleep. They do however, belong to him by means of personalsignificance. The next conflict occurs when the horse seems to ask if there is somemistake for their stopping, by shaking his bells. The horse does not see the view as the man sees it. The last two lines which are repeated appear to stresseven more thoroughly that he does not want to part with this peaceful settinghe has found (Warren 115).
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