Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
The Road Not Taken is an ambiguous poem that allows the reader to think about choices in life, whether to go with the mainstream or go it alone. If life is a journey, this poem highlights those times in life when a decision has to be made.
POEM: "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
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| Sincerity & Inventions: On Frost | Literary Criticism [By poem] | About the Poet |
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| Lesson: "Snowy Evening" | Lesson: Poems that tell a story | Close Reading Activity (Y10) |
Videos
SOURCE: RedFrostMotivation (2020), posted on YouTube, Duration 2:05 mins, URL: https://youtu.be/1sWcq2-ZA5o