Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Justin Padelli https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58 By Robert Frost en-us 2017-11-07 20:25:56 UTC 2025-09-30 04:08:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening justinpadelli https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576848 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.]]> 2017-11-07 20:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576848 Repetitions justinpadelli https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576850 Alliteration
  • Whose woods
  • His house
  • Dark and deep
  • See me stopping
  • Watch his woods
  • Sound's the sweep
Assonance
  • Know/though/snow
  • Queer/near/year
  • Shake/mistake/flake
  • Deep/keep/sleep

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  • The woods
  • Snow
  • Darkness
  • Relative quiet
  • Late evening/night time
  • "And miles to go before I sleep."
    • ]]>     2017-11-07 20:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576851     Rhyme Scheme justinpadelli https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576852 A
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  • Queer: Strange or odd.
  • Downy: Soft and fluffy
    • ]]>     2017-11-07 20:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576853     Stanza justinpadelli https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576854  iambic tetrameter: 4 lines per meter, with 4 iambs. ]]> 2017-11-07 20:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576854 Tensions justinpadelli https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576855 The writer's wants contrast with the task at hand,
    •  "He will not see me stopping here to watch his woods fill up with snow." 
    • "I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep."
    Contrast of sounds 
    • "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."
    ]]>     2017-11-07 20:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576855     Images justinpadelli https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576856
  • Snowy trees
  • undisturbed snow
  • trees surrounding a clearing
  • a man in a horse drawn sleigh
  • the horse's breath steaming the air
  • dusk 
  • blue tint on the snow from the evening light
  • a depression in the snow from the iced lake's shore

    • ]]>     2017-11-07 20:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576856     Memories justinpadelli https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576857
  • Listening to the snow fall in the field across from my grandmother's house.
  • Playing "night football" in the snow as a child.
  • Testing the ice on the pond near my childhood home. 
    • ]]>     2017-11-07 20:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576857     The Speaker justinpadelli https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576858 The speaker in this piece seems to be either a merchant or a traveler, probably educated more from the world than from schooling. Time is a factor in this piece, and the speaker seems to want to soak in every moment of this rest he takes to watch the snow. Even his horse is anxious to leave and continue on to their destination, but the speaker almost seems to relish the pause. It seems as if he is very weary from his travels. ]]> 2017-11-07 20:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576858 Value justinpadelli https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576859 Robert Frost has written many wonderful poems and pieces that use nature to draw metaphor on human issues, but this piece is more straight forward to me. The speaker is weary and cold, but still appreciative of something as simple as undisturbed snow and relative quiet. We are made aware of the solitude, and the speaker seems to appreciate this as well. For a weary person on a deadline, small pleasures can bring enormous comfort. Even something as small as falling snowflakes. ]]> 2017-11-07 20:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576859 My favorite line justinpadelli https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576860 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.]]>     2017-11-07 20:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576860     Drawing justinpadelli https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576861 2017-11-07 20:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/justinpadelli/i6q82lk7rv58/wish/204576861