English, asked by Rajshree17, 11 months ago

Hiiiiii friends ,
how are you all ,
plz help me ,
can you plz explain me the poem which is in above picture .
plz .
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Answered by lionheartshivakshi
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Hello dear,

here is the summary of the poem stanza wise .....

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.

 

The poet is out on his horse for some important business and he gets to stop by the woods for some time.  He thinks to himself that he knows the owner of these woods who lives in the village. The poet is enjoying his moment in solitude where the owner cannot see him immersed in the beauty of his snow clad woods. The unequaled beauty of the magnificent scene has captivated the poet and he has stopped for some time to enjoy its beauty.

 

My little horse must think it queer

To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year.

 

It is quite an odd place to stop by and the poet wonders what his horse must be thinking. Why his master has stopped by at such an odd looking place? There is no farmhouse close by and the evening is the darkest of the year. Why he has held the poor creature near the woods and before a frozen lake? The poem is also a means of connecting with the nature. The horse is the poet’s partner in the journey and the animal cannot speak but the poet can feel its emotions.

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound’s the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.

 

The puzzled horse does not get any response from his master. Perhaps he is afraid or worried and shakes his harness bell in an attempt to hurry his master. The night will grow darker. In that evening any other sound that the poet can hear is only that of the wind and the falling snow flakes. Frost has captured the beauty of the nature in these lines artistically and the entire poem seems a beautiful portrait of nature. Imagine a calm evening with snowflakes falling while you stand by the woods. It pleases the nerves and clears any confusion and stress.   The solitude and the peace of the settings are the main attraction 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.

 

These woods are so lovely even if they are dark and deep that the poet cannot resist the pleasure of watching them. He wishes to stay longer at the place but cannot. He and his horse have to go miles before they can sleep. So, he will go on, but getting such a magnificent view of nature is a matchless experience in itself. He will be reminded of the scene again and again. The poem is best known for its simplicity and to find any hidden symbolical meaning in it is not possible. It still signifies the poet’s desire to break away from busy life and seek an escape somewhere closer to nature.

Several poets have tried to capture nature’s beauty in their words but Frost’s poem deserves appreciation for the exquisite portrait of nature it presents.

Hope it helps you!

Rajshree17: Thnx
lionheartshivakshi: You are welcome dear
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