
Although the place is attractive, lovely, and deep, yet he has duties to perform.

But the speaker focuses on other sounds present in that lonely place, such as the sound of the wind and falling snowflakes.Īfter enjoying the serenity and peace of the woods, the speaker decides to make a move. Since it’s a silent place, the horse’s bells produced a noticeable sound. He further states his companion’s curiosity the horse shakes the bell of his harness as if asking if his master has made the mistake of stopping. The speaker calls it a darker evening of the year, implying the absence of hope in his life. Although there is a farmhouse near the woods, he prefers staying between the woods and the frozen lake during the darkest evening of the year. He states that even his horse finds it strange that they have stopped in the middle of the forest. Being a lover of nature, he has stopped in the woods to have a specular view of falling snow that how it covers the entire wood.Īfter describing the place and purpose of staying, the writer introduces the readers to his horse. Therefore, he won’t notice the speaker’s presence in his woods. He informs the readers that the owner of this house lives in the village. It begins when the speaker is present in somebody else’s woods whom he knows. It does not take the readers to a rural setting but also makes them experience the depicted scenes. “Stopping by Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost is a symbolic poem. Death in “Stopping by Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Major Themes in “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”.
