Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Reference > Literature > Poetry > Robert Frost PoetryStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, by Robert Frost
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.
My little horse must think it's queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
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.
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Questions
1.
What meter is this poem written in?
2.
What is the rhyme scheme of stanzas 1 through 3?
3.
What are the two sounds that are mentioned in the poem?
4.
Why do you think Frost repeats the last line of the poem?
5.
Why might the horse be thinking there is some mistake?
6.
What do you think the line "But I have promises to keep" means?
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