Stopping by the Woods On A Snowy Evening, Commentary

This poem was composed by Robert frost in 1922. It is muniment in style and consists of four stanzas, each stanza having four folds. Each rime is constructed in the iambic tetrameter, with eight syllables one stressed and one feminine syllable, alternately. As the title suggests, the poem features a journey through the woodwind. rhyme is said to have composed this after a long night quantify of work on an other poem, New Hampshire. In the morning, when he stepped step up of his cottage, it is said that he was so taken in by the scenic debaucher of his surroundings that he was inspired to compose this poem thither and then.Critics have marveled at the beauty of the poem, it required little thought and came to hoar in short bursts of revelation. He composed it in a intimacy of a few minutes. Though the language or diction utilize by Frost is simple, it suggests at an altogether deeper meaning. Frosts philosophy on manners is reflected in this poem. The poem commences with an easy line of business and gives rise to wisdom afterward along. The case and the author are clearly separated from each other into two different entities. The speaker is depicted at other time and place from that of the writer.The persona is a way-farer who journeys through the wood which offer him temptations which he wants to indulge in merely ultimately resists. on that point is a secluded case about the woodwind instrument, and the persona wants to observe and explore it further exclusively is held support by social constraints. The line I have promises to keep, repercussion the obligations he has and he is forced to choose between nature and perish to civilization. The title of the poem is apt and introduces the reader to the setting of the poem.Assonance fundament be seen in the title which gives it a soft measure, the s sound in words like stopping, woodwind instrument and snowy reiterates this. The poem starts off with the persona plainly stating a fact, it makes the reader wonder on the personas acquaintance with the owner of the woodwind instrument since he appears to know where he resides. The fact that the owner wasnt thither to watch how gorgeous his woods looked at that special time seem to concern the persona, his tone is that of credible surprise. The ownership of the woods attributed to another person reveals his longing for a place of such beauty.The w sound is repeated in line 1, Whose woods these are I think I know, the h sound in addition creates a hushed effect. It is as if the persona is addressing the reader about the owner of the woods in hushed tones. This indicates the personas appreciation and expression of feeling for natural beauty as seen in the lush woods. In this stanza, Frosts tone becomes matter-of-fact, and it is ironic that the persona who is just a passerby while the same appreciation cannot be sensed on the owners part. The last line of this stanza, to watch his woods take on up with snow has vis ual imagery.It conveys a sense of distance from civilization. The snow signifies purity, an innate quality of nature. The second stanza deals with the persona halting in mid-journey. This brings on a reaction from his horse. The horse symbolizes a trained and habilimentsuated mind, stopping abruptly through the woods had brought a shadow of doubt, the horses sense of direction was at play. Without a farmhouse near conveys a picture of the personas earlier doings, due to force of habit the persona had forever and a day sought shelter in an enclosed space like that of a farmhouse.But now it seemed that he had simply stopped in a patch of clearing just to enjoy watching the sight of the woods. Lines 7 to 8 Between the woods and frozen lake The blueest evening of the year, convey the particular time period when the persona records his halt in the woods. Darkest evening of the year refers to wintertime solstice which normally occurs around mid-December. The persona and his horse are so marooned that nothing stands between them and the frozen lake.The frozen lake indicates the bitter cold and re measure they had had braved just so that the persona could revel in the tranquility of the woods for some time. This stanza also echoes how the persona marvels at his own marvel of the silent, pacify uninhabited sanctuary of nature which had taken him in, the speaker emphasizes this oddity by how his horse found it queer. The poems rhyme scheme is in order AABABBCBA, and so on. The verses are almost uniform in length and open-punctuation has been used.Each verse starts with a capital letter indicating the beginning of a new line and there are no instances of enjambment. The third stanza starts off with the horses objection, to ask if there is some mistake. The horses reasoning ability and intelligence has been brought out, it is a best of habit and also of considerable intelligence. Through his narration of the horse Frost has also brought to light his appreciation o f animals in particular. The penultimate line of the stanza emphasizes the stillness of the woods. sensory imagery has been used in easy wind and downy flake.A magnification or an exaggeration on the nature of snow has been employed. It is worthy to note that snow doesnt make any sound. The last stanza expresses the personas desire to explore the woods further. Hes held back by unfinished business (promises) and knows that he cant afford leisure. Lovely, dark and deep calls attention to the fact that he cant afford to indulge in the awaiting pleasures of the woods. There is a sense of purpose in the personas life, the persona gathers himself and sets off towards his destination.He knows that he cant allow himself the luxury of exploring the mysterious depths of the woods and stray past from his goals. The last two lines are direct repetitions of each other, sleep can connote two different meanings. The first mention of sleep can refer to sojourn and relaxation, while the latter can also refer to the sleep of death. This meaningfully signifies that he has many things left to do and that he cant afford to be held back by the penetrating beauty of the woods no matter how beguiling they get. This firm denial brings him back to reality and he recollects everything.This poem alludes to another one of Frosts poems, The Road Not Taken where Frost places the persona in a similar situation where the persona is forced to make a cream between two paths. One of the paths is lush, green and very welcoming but he takes the one less travelled by. His mental struggles can be seen in both of these poems. This poem also bears a similar object lesson message as that of The Lotos-Eaters by Tennyson, in which the soldiers decide between their obtain at bliss and their responsibilities and aims in life.