Joliane Isa v.

oyardo
Teacher iii
Morms, English Department
 Stopping by
woods on a
snowy evening
by: robert frost

Joliane isa v. oyardo Prof. regida vibar

discussant
Robert Frost (born March 26, 1874,
San Francisco, California, U.S.—
died January 29, 1963, Boston,
Massachusetts) American poet who
was much admired for his
depictions of the rural life of New
England, his command of American
colloquial speech, and his realistic
verse portraying ordinary people in
everyday situations.
Schools:

• Lawrence High School

• Darmouth College (several
months)
• Harvard University (2 years)
 Family
Wife - Elinor White

Children
• Elliot (1896- 1900) died of Cholera
• Lesley ( 1899-1983)
• Carol (1902-1940) committed suicide
• Irma ( 1903-1967)
• Marjorie ( 1905-1934) died from
childbirth
• Elinor (1907) lived for only three days
In 1915, Frost and Elinor settled
down on a farm that they
purchased in Franconia, New
Hampshire. There, Frost began a
long career as a teacher at
several colleges, reciting poetry
to eager crowds and writing all
the while.
He taught at Dartmouth and the
University of Michigan at various
times, but his most significant
association was with Amherst
College, where he taught steadily
during the period from 1916 until
his wife’s death in 1938. The main
library is now named in his honor.
famous poems
Stopping by woods on a snowy evening

by: Robert Frost

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

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.
T W I S T
 T W I S T

TONE IMAGERY THEME

WORD CHOICE STYLE

T Quiet Reflection, Calm & Serene, and contemplating sincerely about his life.

Words such as: wood, horse, snow, house are simple and easy.
W The word choice of the writer were easy to understand all throughout the
poem.

I Imagery such as woods, frozen lake, and snowy evening.

Iambic Tetrameter. (eight syllable each line)

S Iambic - Each lines contains 4 metrical feet, Tetrameter - Each metrical foot contains two
syllables.

T Journey of Life
 Iambic Tetrameter. a line of poetry with four beats of one unstressed syllable,
followed by one stressed syllable
Iamb - a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed
S by one long (or stressed) syllable.
Tetrameter - a verse of four measures.

Whose woods / these are / I think / I know.

His house / is in / the vill- / age though;
He will / not see / me stopp- / ing here
To watch / his woods / fill up / with snow.
UNDERSTANDING THE POEM
1ST STANZA

As the speaker walks through the snowy evening, he passes by an

unusual woods who he know whose, but was not there. So, he rests
for a while since no one will know he was there and having no idea
that he will witness a spectacular scene.
2ND STANZA
3RD STANZA
4TH STANZA

H e lov e d t he w oods how e v e r da rk it w a s. Bu t a s m u c h a s he w a n t s t o st a y

( be i n g t e m pt e d t o st a y ) he ha s prom i se s t ha t he w a n t s t o k e e p t o pe ople . The
1st “a n d m i le s be f o re I g o t o sle e p” m e a n s t hi n g s t o do be f o re t he da y e n ds.
A n d t he 2n d “a n d m ile s be f ore I g o t o sle e p” m e a n s t he t hin g s t o f u lf ill
be f ore he die s.
Representations in the poem
Thank you for
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