It's a poem written by Robert Lee Frost. The poem conveys an important idea of keeping up one's duties and responsibilities when alive.

1. P R E S E N T A T I O N
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy
Evening
Name: Abu Muhammed Thufayal Ahmed Laskar
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MAULANA AZAD NATIONAL URDU UNIVERSITY

2. INTRODUCTION
SUMMARY
SETTING & CHARACTERS
THEME
LITERARY DEVICES & STRUCTURE
CONCLUSION & REFERENCE
C O N T E N T S

3. INTRODUCTIO
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Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in
San Francisco, California. He was a noted and
critically respected American Poet of 20th Century.
He is highly regarded for his realistic
depictions of rural life.
On 29th January, 1963, he died in Boston,
of complications from prostate surgery.
Stopping by the woods on a snowy
evening is a inspiring poem by Robert
Lee frost.
The poem "Stopping By Woods on a
Snowy Evening" is a meaningful poem. It
conveys an important idea of keeping up
one's duties and responsibilities when
alive.

4. SUMMARY
In this poem, the poet said that he was passing through woods which were lovely, dark and
deep. The natural beauty compels him to stop there and watch the great scene of nature. At first
he wondered whose woods are these. But then he suddenly realizes that the owner of these
woods lives in a town of a nearby village.
The little horse thinks it strange to stop in the middle of the forest. The horse shakes his harness
bell pretending to be impatience. The horse probably protesting that there might be some
mistake in stopping there. The whole atmosphere was dark and gloomy with snow laden trees.
There was no sound except the echo of the hamess bell.
On this point, feelings and emotions are so high that poet was unable to move forward. The
horse shakes his harness bell and realized him that he has some duties of practical life. So he
suddenly realized that he has some promises to fulfill. Though the poet wants to stay there but
his responsibilities recall him. In the end the poet presented a fine philosophy of life which
proves that this poem is a symbolic masterpiece.

5. "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" is set in a northern
woods. Frost wrote the poem in the village of Franconia.
SETTING
The time of the poem is "the darkest night of the year." It is also believed that
this refers to the winter solstice, or the longest night of the year, which is
December 21st or 22nd.

6. CHARACTERS
The
Observer
The
Observer
The
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Owner of
woods
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A person traveling by a horse-
drawn wagon on a rural road.
A small horse with a bell
attached to its harness.
A man who lives in a
n e a r b y v i l l a g e .

7. THEMES
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Nature
The poem celebrates the beauty and
tranquility of nature, particularly the winter
landscape.
Death
The suggestion of “sleep” has reminded
some of death and a desire to escape,
permanently from the demands of everyday
life.
Duty
The poem also touches on the theme of
duty and commitment.
Isolation
The poem portrays a solitary moment in the
woods, it also explores the themes of
isolation.

8. LITERARY DEVICES
Alliteration
His house is in the village though (line 2)
He will not see me stopping here (line 3)
To watch his woods fill up with snow (line 4)
He gives his harness bells a shake (line 9)
Hyperbole
To watch his woods fill up with
snow...
Personification
My little horse must think it queer...
Comparison of the horse to a human. Only a
human can determine whether something is
"queer."
Metaphor
He gives his harness bells a shake, To ask if there
is some mistake.
Comparison of the sound of the bells to a voice
asking if there is a mistake.

9. STRUCTURE
Quatrain
This poem consists of four stanzas, each with four lines. (A
four-line stanza is called a quatrain.)
Tetrameter
Each line in the poem has eight syllables (or four feet).
A tetrameter is a line containing four feet.

10. CONCLUSION
This poem Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost tells the story of a man traveling
through some snowy woods on the darkest evening of the year, and he's pretty much in love with what he
sees around him.
He's on his way back to town, but he can't quite tear himself away from the lovely
a n d d a r k w o o d s .
The poem Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost also used
imagery to help the reader understand what the meaning inside this poem is.
Here a lot of feeling written down and delivered the author meaning towards the
reader. If the author didn’t use this imagery, the reader might get a lot of difficulty to
u n d e r s t a n d a n d f e l l t h e a u t h o r e x p e r i e n c e .

11. REFERENCE
https://www.scribd.com/presentation/366965004/Stopping-by-Woods-on-a-Snowy-
Evening
https://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/frost/section10/#:~:text=On%20the%20surfac
e%2C%20this%20poem,can%20rest%20for%20the%20night
https://poemanalysis.com/robert-frost/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening/
https://www.litcharts.com/poetry/robert-frost/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-
evening

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