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The poet creates imagery according to his idea of sound of senses. The image of woods as a space of wilderness is depicted. The image of snow filling up the woods is also there.
The poet creates imagery according to his idea of sound of senses. The image of woods as a space of wilderness is depicted. The image of snow filling up the woods is also there.
See lessFollowing figures of speech have been used in this poem. Metaphor. It is a figure of speech which means something else apart from its literal meaning. Here the poet uses the word “miles” in the last stanza which actually means the life one lives, the whole timeline. Personification. When something iRead more
Following figures of speech have been used in this poem.
Metaphor. It is a figure of speech which means something else apart from its literal meaning. Here the poet uses the word “miles” in the last stanza which actually means the life one lives, the whole timeline.
Personification. When something is given with human features. Horse is a personification here who feels like a human being amidst the woods and he tries to inform this to its owner by shaking its harness bell.
Consonance. It is the repetition of consonant sounds. The poem is full of it. Such as “to watch his woods”, “whose woods are these.”
It is a symbolic poem. The most dominant symbols are A) The woods. It stands for Nature in general and its mystery which has so many effects upon human beings. B) The little horse. It stands as a reminder of reality when the traveller loses himself in reverie. C) Snow. Apart from realism, it standsRead more
It is a symbolic poem. The most dominant symbols are A) The woods. It stands for Nature in general and its mystery which has so many effects upon human beings. B) The little horse. It stands as a reminder of reality when the traveller loses himself in reverie. C) Snow. Apart from realism, it stands for the mystery which fills the scene of Nature. D) Sleep. It stands for death, or as many critics say a death wish which one occasionally feels in between the rigidity of responsibilities.
See lessThe poem deals with topics through more than one layer. The deepest thematic concern of the poem remains as suggestions. Such as a) Death. Miles to go before I sleep has always been associated to death rather than regular nightly sleep. b) Obligation. Even the beauty of Nature can’t stop the travellRead more
The poem deals with topics through more than one layer. The deepest thematic concern of the poem remains as suggestions. Such as
a) Death. Miles to go before I sleep has always been associated to death rather than regular nightly sleep.
b) Obligation. Even the beauty of Nature can’t stop the traveller because he has promises to keep.
c) the relation between Nature and human beings. The traveller is on his way to perform his chores but comes across the woods, the Nature stuns him yet he goes away.
Both roads seemed exactly similar. They were laid equally. Leaves were fallen on the both roads in an untouched manner. Both were curving inside the wood in such a way that they were visible up to their turn.
Both roads seemed exactly similar. They were laid equally. Leaves were fallen on the both roads in an untouched manner. Both were curving inside the wood in such a way that they were visible up to their turn.
See lessThe nature of poet’s choice remains ambiguous. It is subjective. One can know the right or wrong in retrospect. Here, one gets a feeling that the poet loves the difference made by the choice so probably his choice is right.
The nature of poet’s choice remains ambiguous. It is subjective. One can know the right or wrong in retrospect. Here, one gets a feeling that the poet loves the difference made by the choice so probably his choice is right.
See lessIt is a realistic description of the wood in which the roads are diverging. Yellow means the season is autumn. Yellow may also mean that the majority of trees are probably birches or alder.
It is a realistic description of the wood in which the roads are diverging. Yellow means the season is autumn. Yellow may also mean that the majority of trees are probably birches or alder.
See lessOnce a choice is made, the consequence happens. The poet has already chosen a path and faced a whole new world. He is contemplating that point where he was standing in front of the wood and thinking and now the choice has brought all the difference.
Once a choice is made, the consequence happens. The poet has already chosen a path and faced a whole new world. He is contemplating that point where he was standing in front of the wood and thinking and now the choice has brought all the difference.
See lessIt means that it is the limitation of a human being that one person can not take two paths even if both looks attractive so a choice has to be made. So, the poet says that I could not travel both.
It means that it is the limitation of a human being that one person can not take two paths even if both looks attractive so a choice has to be made. So, the poet says that I could not travel both.
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The central idea of the poem is the responsibilities and obligations looming larger than the act of contemplating beauty and idleness. The idea is how before big final death arrives, small deaths of abandoning one’s desires keep happening.
The central idea of the poem is the responsibilities and obligations looming larger than the act of contemplating beauty and idleness. The idea is how before big final death arrives, small deaths of abandoning one’s desires keep happening.
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