LyricStopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is considered a lyrical poem. It is short, emotional, and personal. The speaker is alone with only his horse and his thoughts enjoying the beauty and simplicity that the woods and nature bring. The rhyme scheme and the use of simple and many one syllable words further distinguish the poem as lyrical - having that songlike quality.
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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. |