“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” – Robert Frost

Basically, Robert Frost. The writer and narrator of this poem, tells how he thinks he know who’s property he is on and that he doesn’t think the owner will see him stopping there. Frost then goes on to state how his horse doesn’t understand that he is stopping here without shelter.

The title of the poem “Stopping by woods on a snowy evening”, directly references the character stopping to take in the beauty of nature. The title is self-exlanatory. And the main event of the entire poem.

The poem is set near woods that are isolated from civilization. It is the winter time.

The theme of this poem is to stop and take in the little plesures of life like the beauty of nature. The speaker of the poem is unnamed, either a man or woman, travelling by horse, who stops by the woods when captivated by the beauty of them. He or she is obviously amazed by nature and really appreciates it.

The speaker wants to reflect his feeling and experience he encountered during his journey in the woods, that is, he has realized peace, beauty in nature and death.

This poem is about the speaker who’s enjoying the snowy woods on a a dark evening. He admires nature and really loves the view. He describes the woods as lonely and dark. This signifies depression. He is wishing to stay a bit more but says “But I have promise to keep and miles to go before I sleep.” The speaker figured he has to move on from this because there is more to life and he more things to accomplish in life before he dies.

By this poem we understand that in nature we can find beauty and peace at heart. And we cannot choose what we really want to do if we have “promises to keep” in which are we maintain our duty and responsibility to fulfill.