Paraphrasing the following stanza: –
Stanza #1
References: These line are taken from the poem “Stopping by woods on a snowy evening” which composed by Robert Frast.
Paraphrasing: In this stanza poet says that he stops near a forest and the thinks that he may know the owner of this jungle its owner line in a village which is near to this forest. He will not come to see his woods in such a dark and snowy night. He will not know him stopping here.
Question #1: What hidden meanings the following words convey to us?
| Words | Outer Meaning | Inner Meaning |
| Woods | Jungle | World |
| House | Home | Body of poet inside which his soul in packed |
| Horse | An animal | Age |
| Harness bell | Bell of neck which is in control of that horse | consciousness |
| Downy flock | Snow | Worries of life |
| Sleep | Slumber | Deat |
Stanza #2: –
Reference: These line are taken from the poem “stopping by woods on a snowy evening” which composed by “Robert Frast”.
Paraphrase: In this stanza the poet says that when he stops nears the jungle with his horse, his horse looks confused and thinks that there surely be something wrong to stop here with out having any aim. He has stopped near the lake between jungle. It is very darkest time of his life.
Stanza # 3: –
Reference: These line are taken from the poem “stopping by woods on a snowy evening” which composed by “Robert Frast”.
Paraphrase: In this stanza poet says that he has a horse and. When he stays hears woods, his horse considers it shakes his head and produce a sand of bell to ask whether it is good , there is nobody here they are alone and they can hear a lonely sound of snow fall.
Stanza # 4: –
Reference: These line are taken from the poem “stopping by woods on a snowy evening” which composed by Robert Frast.
Paraphrasing: In this stanza the poet is explaining that how beautiful and lovely these natural scenes are he really wants to enjoy these scenes but at the same time he thinks he should proceed his journey and he has to finish many of his duties before his death. He compares sleep with death.
Question #1: Who is the speaker in the poem?
Answer: The horse rider is speaker in this poem.
Question #2: Whom does the speaker refer to in the first stanza of the poem?
Answer: The speaker refer to the owner of the wood this stanza.
Question #3: Why does the speaker stop on the darkest evening of the year?
Answer: He stops near the woods to enjoy the beauty of nature because he say woods are lovely dark and deep.
Question #4: Why does the horse impatiently await the next move of his master?
Answer: The horse impatiently a wait for the next move because it think there is no farm house near and it is mistaken to stop here aimlessly.
Question #5: The speaker in the poem is captivated by the beauty of nature. Why does not he stop for long to enjoy natures beauty?
Answer: No doubt, he is captivated but he has to do many work and he can’t stop here anymore.
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