STOPPING BY WOODS – ROBERT
FROST
“Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening” is a poem written
by Robert Frost. This is a simple
narrative poem with powerful message.
One evening, the narrator was travelling
through the woods. He stopped by the woods to watch the beautiful scenery. The owner
of the woods lived in the village. When the narrator stopped there, the little
horse thought it queer. It shook its bells to caution the poet whether there
was some mistake.
The scenery was very
beautiful with the woods and frozen lake. But, the poet was suddenly awakened
to the reality of keeping up his promises.
Though he was very much fascinated by the beauty of the woods, he could
not continue to stay over there.
The
poet concludes the poem with a refrain “And miles to go before I sleep, And
miles to go before I sleep”. Thus, Frost
conveyed the profound message by these two lines. We should not be enamored of physical charm
and beauty at the expense of our sense of duty and responsibility.
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NOOJILLA SRINIVAS
Lecturer in English
Govt. Degree College
Alamuru
Ph: 7981862200
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