Question

Read this poem and answer the following
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.
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.
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 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.
2.1 Answer the questions.
a) Where is the poet? What is he doing there?
b) What season is it? How do we know?
c) What surprised the poet’s horse?
d) What does the poet think that the horse wants to ask him? What action of the horse suggests
this to the poet?
e) Write about the sights and sounds described in the woods.
f) Do you think the line, ‘And miles to go before I sleep’ has more than one meaning? What are they?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

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. 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.