STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING
Robert
Frost (1874 - 1963)
Poem Text
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 5
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. 10
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, 15
And miles to go before I
sleep.
EXERCISES SOLUTION: POEM
A. Answer the following questions.
1. Who is the speaker in the poem?
2. Whom does the speaker refer to in the first stanza of the poem?
3. Why does the speaker stop on ‘the darkest evening of the year'?
4. Why does the horse impatiently await the next move of his
master?
5. The speaker in the poem is captivated by the beauty of nature.
Why doesn't he stop for long to enjoy nature's
beauty?
D. Identify alliterations and metaphors in the poem.
E. Paraphrase the following.
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.
A. Here are some words opposite in meaning. Match the columns.
Column A Column B
village melt
stopping water
snow silence
frozen city
darkest shallow
sound moving
downy hard
deep brightest
B. Circle the correct option.
i.
The poem is suggestive of profound thoughts about
a.
a scene of woods in winter
b.
reality of life and death
c. a song of enjoyment
ii.
The poem presents a conflict between
a.
poet and his friend
b.
obligations of life and desire to escape from them
c.
poet and forces of nature
iii.
After reading the poem we
a.
feel fed up of life
b.
wish to sleep for a long time
c.
get ready to face the challenges of life
iv.
The poem conveys to us only
a.
a surface meaning
b.
profound thought
c.
no meaning at all
v.
Dark woods symbolize
a.
darkness spread around the poet
b.
death and departure to another world
c. darkness in the mind of poet
A. Replace each of the following underlined Adjective Phrases by an Adjective.
1.
He wore a turban made of silk.
2.
He is a man without a friend.
3.
Nobody likes a person with bad temper.
4.
It is of no use.
5.
He is a man of sense.
B.
Replace each of the following underlined Adverbs by an Adverb Phrase.
1.
The pigeon flies swiftly.
2.
He built his house there.
3’.
He tried hard.
4.
He spoke eloquently.
5.
Did Sara behave well?
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