2. STOPPING BY THE WOODS
ON A SNOWY EVENING
Robert frost,USA(1874-1936)
About the author:
Robert Lee Frost (March 26,1874-Janury 29,1963) was an
American poet .His work was initially published in England before
it was published in united states. Known for realistic depictions of
rural life .He was frequently honored during his lifetime ,frost is
the only poet to receive four pulitzer prizes for poetry .He was
awarded the congressional gold medal in 1960 for his poetic works
. On July 22 ,1961 , frost was named poet was named poet
laureate of Vermont. He is also known for using simplest words in
his poem.
3. Four levels of writing
Literal comprehension
• During the journey the traveler or poet stops by the
woods.
• He thinks he knows to whom these woods belongs.
• The woods owner house is in the village.
• The woods owner will not see poet stopping there.
• He will not know I am watching hos woods filled up with
snows.
4. • His little pony/horse may think its so strange to stop by the
woods.
• Pony sees no farmhouse near woods he may felt strange.
• He may think that why owner stopped between frozen lake
and woods.
• He may think why his owner is here in the darkest evening of
the year.
5. • He (pony) shakes his harness bell to ask his owner something.
• He may be asking if there is something mistake that they
stopped there.
• There is only one other sound in the woods than harness bell.
• The sound of air between the woods.
• The sound is coming because air and falling snow.
6. • The woods are beautiful dark and very dense.
• The poet has lost in the beauty of woods.
• Then he remembers he have promises to keep before dying.
• And have miles to go before he sleeps.(death/rest)
7. Interpretation
A.
• Poet describes the beauty of nature .
• Poet suggest us to sometime stop what we are doing and
admire the nature.
• The nature gives us the extreme pleasure.
• Natures beauty makes satire to the modern materialistic
human beings who are busy ,commercially and having no
time.
• In the poem the poet stays and tells about nature.
8. Interpretation
B.
• Poet tells that one shouldn’t crazy for beauty and forgetting
his her duties and responsibility.
• Do not waste much time on unnecessary time as he have
promises to keep.
• He cannot be staying there and looking at the nature as he
have miles to go before he sleeps.
• He says he have promises to keep and miles to go before he
sleeps.
9. Critical thinking
This poem is a masterpiece in itself and widely popular but still
we can find some controversial issue and less convincing idea.
For example: As the speaker makes a journey on horse
ride through the darkest evening of the year then…….
• How can poet see the beauty of nature in the darkest
evening?
• Why does the poet travelling in the dark evening through the
forest?
• Where is he going and where is he came from?
• Anyway how an animal can be more intelligent than a man ?
as we know that man is more intelligent being in the whole
world.
10. Assimilation
This poem have greatly influenced and taught me.
• Never spent too much time on non productive activity.
• Admiring nature and staying is great but we have
responsibility too.
So I decided I will fulfill my responsibility to be a good person
and make my family proud instead of enjoying and wasting my
time on unnecessary things.
