Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Why  does the speaker of the poem stop?

• a to say hello to the owner of the woods
• To find food for his or her horse
• To go skating on the frozen lake
• To watch the woods fill up with snow

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What is the setting of this poem?

• In the woods on a bright, snowy afternoon
• Near the woods on a dark, snowy evening
• In a village in a dark, snowy evening
• By a frozen lake on a bright, snowy afternoon

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What can you conclude based on this information?

• The woods are far away from the village
• The woods are near some houses
• The owner of the woods is friends with the speaker of the poem
• The speaker of the poem does not like the owner of the woods

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What is one thing that pulls the speaker of the poem away from the woods?

• The freezing, harsh wind
• The cold, snowy weather
• The darkness of the evening
• Promises the speaker needs to keep

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What might be a main theme of this poem?

• The pull of being alone in nature against the pull of responsibility
• The pull of sleeping in nature against the pull of sleeping at home
• The ability of nature to make a person feel tired and sleepy
• The fear of staying too long on someone else's land

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Why might the poet have repeated the line "and miles to go before I sleep"?

• To make the woods seem even more attractive and lovely
• To make the speaker seem forgetful and less smart than earlier in the poem
• To make readers pay special attention to the meaning of the line
• To make the speaker seem like he or she is already asleep

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What is the effect of the word "but" in the second line?

• It makes it seem like the speaker does not actually like the woods much and wants to leave
• It makes it seem like the speaker can still keep promises while staying by the woods
• It makes it seem like the promises the speaker has to keep are lovely dark and deep
• It makes it seem like the speaker has to choose between keeping promises and the lovely woods

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