Analysis of Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Robert Frost 1874 (San Francisco) – 1963 (Boston)



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.


Scheme aaxa bbcb ccdc ddDD
Poetic Form Quatrain  (25%)
Metre 11111111 11100101 11111101 11111111 11011111 1101011 01010101 01010101 11110101 11111101 01010101 11010101 01110101 11110011 01110111 01110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 536
Words 110
Sentences 7
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. more…

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