Anthology: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"

Anthology: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" (Lesson 1)

by Robert Frost

Points to write down:

• 📌 Point 1: Read about the author Robert Frost and read/understand his poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" (p. 112)

• 📌 Point 2: Determine key details and literary device and speaker's point of view (p. 78)

• 📌 Point 3: Determine purpose of repetition (p. 78)

Check out this next question and read in your books on p. 112 to give your best response for it:

Open Ended

Compare and contrast the speaker's feelings about the stop in the woods with the feelings of his horse. Use details from the poem to support your response:

Question 1: Why does the speaker not worry about riding through someone else's property? (p. 78)

(look in poem)

Multiple Choice

Why does the speaker not worry about riding through someone else's property? (p. 78)

• a. The owner lets people ride through his land.

• b. The speaker is riding fast enough that he will not be seen.

• c. The owner lives in town and is not in the woods to see him.

• d. The speaker always trespasses and is never caught.

Multiple Choice

Why does the speaker stop his horse in the woods? (p. 78)

• a. He hears something.

• b. He wants to enjoy the snowy evening.

• c. He is searching for a farmhouse.

• d. His horse refuses to walk further.

Multiple Choice

What does the speaker imagine his horse thinks when they stop? (p. 78)

• a. The horse thinks it is strange to stop in the middle of nowhere.

• b. The horse will expect to be fed.

• c. The horse thinks they are done riding.

• d. The horse will be scared in the dark.

Multiple Choice

"Downy flake" and "lovely, dark and deep" are both examples of_______________.

• a. personification

• b. symbols

• c. simile

• d. imagery

Multiple Choice

What does this line suggest about the way the speakers feels about nature? (p. 78)

"The woods are lovely, dark and deep"

• a. The outdoors is dangerous.

• b. Nature is beautiful, yet mysterious.

• Being alone in nature may feel threatening.

• d. The woods are best enjoyed from far away.

📌 "Repetition" within poetry:

📌 In poetry, repetition is repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas. ... Repetition is used to emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency

How is repetition used in the poem? (p. 78)

Multiple Choice

How is repetition used in the poem? (p. 78)

• a. to emphasize that one must not give up in life

• b. to suggest that nature is mysterious

• c. to emphasize the horse's confusion

• d. to develop the theme of uncertainty

Multiple Choice

When does the poem take place? (p. 79)

• a. the summer solstice, or longest day of the year

• b. late one autumn evening

• c. the winter solstice, or shortest day of the year

• d. early in the springtime

What is a theme of the poem? (p. 79)

Multiple Choice

What is a theme of the poem? (p. 79)

• a. We all have responsibilities and cannot give in to temptation.

• b. Life is hard and long.

• c. Nature is something we can never understand.

• d. People should not trespass where they don't belong.

For homework:

📌 Answer on Microsoft Forms by midnight, in your own words: "Describe how the speaker feels about the woods he stops in. Give two examples of evidence (aka quotes from the poem) that help develop this point of view." (p. 79)