EuphonyEuphony is ever-present throughout Stopping by Woods. The sounds are very pleasing to the ears and roll of the tongue. There are no harsh sounds or strains to pronounce words, they are just soft and simple - gentle almost. This pleasing sound is most present in the constant W and S sounds that are repeated in the poem. This usage of euphony adds a more personal feel to the poem, as well as
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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 |