Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Who is the author of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening?"

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Walt Whitman

• Robert Frost

• Langston Hughes

Why does the speaker of the poem stop?

• to watch the woods fill up with snow

• to find food for his or her horse

• to say hello to the owner of the woods

• to go skating on a frozen lake

What is the setting of this poem?

• in the woods on a bright, snowy afternoon

• in a village on a dark, snowy evening

• by a frozen lake on a bright, snowy evening

• near the woods on a dark, snowy evening

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

How does Frost’s use of imagery contribute to the mood of the poem?

• Frost presents images of darkness in the woods, thus contributing to the frightened mood.

• Frost presents an image of quiet, undisturbed forest, thus contributing to the calm, reflective mood.

Read the last stanza of the poem: 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. At the end of the poem, the speaker most likely wants to ---

• stay in the woods

• get a good night’s sleep

• keep his promises

• continue his journey

How does Frost's use of imagery contribute to the mood of the poem?

• Frost presents images of winter, thus contributing to the saddened, grieving mood.

• Frost presents an image of quiet, undisturbed forest, thus contributing to the calm, reflective mood.

• Frost presents an image of a sleepy young man on horseback, thus contributing to the exhausted mood.

• Frost presents images of darkness in the woods, thus contributing to the frightened mood.

Read the last stanza of the poem: 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. At the end of the poem, the speaker most likely wants to ---

• stay in the woods

• get a good night’s sleep

• keep his promises

• continue his journey

What 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

"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."

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