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  1. The poem explores themes of escapism, nature's beauty, and social obligation vs personal choice. Stopping by woods on a snowy evening Summary

    The poem explores themes of escapism, nature’s beauty, and social obligation vs personal choice.

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  1. Alliteration: This device can be spotted in all the verses of stanza one and three, where similar consonant sounds are repeated in the same verse. For example, the first line of the poem repeats the sound of /w/ and “t”.  Anthropomorphism: This device can be identified when the poet gives the humanRead more

    1. Alliteration: This device can be spotted in all the verses of stanza one and three, where similar consonant sounds are repeated in the same verse. For example, the first line of the poem repeats the sound of /w/ and “t”. 
    2. Anthropomorphism: This device can be identified when the poet gives the human characteristics of “thought occurrence” to the speaker’s horse.
    3. Imagery: Frost uses wonderful imagery throughout the poem, for example, the last line of stanza two.
    4. Enjambment: This device is when a thought is broken into several verses before its competition. In this poem, lines 3-12 are examples of Enjambment.

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  1. The poem revolves around the idea of isolation and escapism from responsibilities to live one’s life in the company of nature, appreciating simple things in life. The speaker of the poem seems to be struggling with personal choice vs societal pressure and therefore finds solace in a desolate land. Read more

    The poem revolves around the idea of isolation and escapism from responsibilities to live one’s life in the company of nature, appreciating simple things in life. The speaker of the poem seems to be struggling with personal choice vs societal pressure and therefore finds solace in a desolate land. 

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  1. 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 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.”

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  1. The tone of the poem is that of a candid thought which evokes mysteriousness of Nature’s beauty. When the poet says the woods is lovely, dark and deep, one also gets the idea of ominous layer all over the place. The tone is that of a longing and many say poet has also expressed his death wish in it.

    The tone of the poem is that of a candid thought which evokes mysteriousness of Nature’s beauty. When the poet says the woods is lovely, dark and deep, one also gets the idea of ominous layer all over the place. The tone is that of a longing and many say poet has also expressed his death wish in it.

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  1. It is owned by a person who lives in the village. The narrator knows him personally. He doesn’t live in the woods he owns.

    It is owned by a person who lives in the village. The narrator knows him personally. He doesn’t live in the woods he owns.

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  1. The horse stands as a bridge between the human world of the traveller and the world of Nature. It reminds him of home by shaking the bell.

    The horse stands as a bridge between the human world of the traveller and the world of Nature. It reminds him of home by shaking the bell.

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  1. The message of this poem is the every now and then one may stand apart from everything else in the epiphany of Nature or any beauty but one will have to eventually engage with the practical realm and fulfil promises before death.

    The message of this poem is the every now and then one may stand apart from everything else in the epiphany of Nature or any beauty but one will have to eventually engage with the practical realm and fulfil promises before death.

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  1. 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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