I enjoyed Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, p. 637 because on the surface, it seems to be a very simple poem about the beauty of the woods and of the snow. Reflecting on the poem’s surface message, I find it very appealing because nature is one of my favorite things in life. Furthermore, I had never seen snow till I moved here, which was 10 years ago; so snow is still a new thing for me as it doesn’t snow that often. I love to see snow fall and it sounds silly but it looks like a swarm of faeries to me (lol).
On a deeper level, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” contains different themes, depending on how you want to see it. It can symbolize the need we all have to stop and smell the roses, but it can also have a darker emotion of death and desire to die.
This possible double message contained in the poem makes it for me, a great piece to share with others and have a debate on which theme was Frost’s desired topic.
I do wonder who exactly the owner of the woods is. Is it God? Is it the way he wants to die? If anybody has an idea please share it with me.
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