The Presentation of the Poem
The presentation of the poem is in a simple form. The speaker decides to make a stop by some woods. The poem summarizes the information in four stanzas which are identical. The lines constituting the poem are iambic. They consist of four emphasized syllables.
The Wood and the Speaker
The wood attracts the speaker and he decides to stop by in a snowy evening. He admires the surrounding as he stands watching the falling snow (Frost, 2004). Perhaps it is the best of his moments as he listens to the sound of the snow. Besides being attracted by the woods, the speaker has a long journey to cover. He has to walk miles before he can sleep for the night. The poem quite depicts some element of death from the description of the woods as being lovely, dark and deep. From the general description of death, it is dark and the grave is deep. They are two options subjecting the speaker. He thinks of forgetting the problems or he continuous with thriving through the adventures of the world. The city appears to symbolize the life people live and in the city there is much being encountered by the people. From his writing he says he cannot die at this time since he wants to stay in the quiet woods for some time. The noisy horse is a clear indicator for him that it is not his time to die since he is awakened from his belief of death.
The Last Stanza
There is a difference in the last stanza of the poem. The third line is reaped in the fourth line as it appears to be the final stanza. The poem uses very simple words although forming it is much difficult and requires poets who have enough experience. The line makes the reader understand that the speaker still has more time to live a life.
Work cited
Frost, Robert. "Stopping by woods on a snowy evening." Poetry for young people: American poetry. New York: Scholastic (2004).
