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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

THEME the Road not Taken
Robert Frost

CHOICE
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 雪夜林边驻马
BY ROBERT FROST 余光中 译
Whose woods these are I think I know. 我想我认得这座森林，
His house is in the village though; 林主的房子就在前村；
He will not see me stopping here 却看不见我在此歇马，
To watch his woods fill up with snow. 看他林中飘满的雪景。

My little horse must think it queer a. 奇怪的 我的小马一定很惊讶，

To stop without a farmhouse near 周围望不见什么人家，
Between the woods and frozen lake 竟在一年最暗的黄昏， Robert Frost
The darkest evening of the year. 寒林和冰湖之间停下。

He gives his harness bells a shake n. 马具 马儿摇响身上的串铃，

To ask if there is some mistake. 问我这地方该不该停。
The only other sound’s the sweep 此外只有轻风拂雪片，
Of easy wind and downy flake. 柔细的雪片 再也听不见其他声音。

The woods are lovely, dark and deep, 森林又暗又深真可羡，

But I have promises to keep, 但是我已经有约在先，
And miles to go before I sleep, 还要赶多少路才安眠，
And miles to go before I sleep. 还要赶多少路才安眠。
Source: Collected Poems, Prose, & Plays (Library of America, 1995)
 METER & RHYME
01. Iambic Tetrameter & Serial Rhymee

目录 02. SYMBOLISM & REPETITION

Content
And miles to go before I sleep

03. THEME
Which road would you choose?
01 METER & RHYME
 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
BY ROBERT FROST
格 Whose woods these are I think I know.
律 His house is in the village though; 【 Tradition &
与 He will not see me stopping here
Innovation 】
韵 To watch his woods fill up with snow. 1. Tradition ：
-Meter: Iambic Tetrameter; Quatrain
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake 2. Innovation ：
The darkest evening of the year.
-Rhyme: abaa bcbb cdcc dddd
He gives his harness bells a shake ①abaa bcbb cdcc ： Serial Rhyme
To ask if there is some mistake. （在这一小节未押的韵作为
The only other sound’s the sweep 下一小节的主韵）
Of easy wind and downy flake.
②dddd ： BREAK of the Serial Rhyme
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, · the change of the mind;
But I have promises to keep, · repetition of “sleep”→death→pun
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
 SYMBOLISM &
02 REPETITION
 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
BY ROBERT FROST
象 Whose woods these are I think I know. nature
His house is in the village though;
【 Symbolism 】
征 ·Transformation of the Mind:
He will not see me stopping here
& To watch his woods fill up with snow.
society ①being away from the society;
②the urge of the rational ego:
重 being close to sociery;
复 My little horse must think it queer rational ego
To stop without a farmhouse near ③the love of the nature;
Between the woods and frozen lake ④the final decision: keep to go.
The darkest evening of the year. death
He gives his harness bells a shake nature society
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
death THEME life
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep, 【 Repetition 】

But I have promises to keep, · 情感的递进：从喃喃低语到坚定说出
And miles to go before I sleep, First ：带着留恋、不舍，有着些许犹豫；
And miles to go before I sleep. Second ：确定了自己的选择，更加坚定 .
03 THEME
THEME
obligation; responsibility; promises
nature society
death Stopping by Woods life
irration on a Snowy Evening ration
MORE people travelled by the Road not Taken LESS people travelled by
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