Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is a favorite Robert Frost poem, published in his Pulitzer prize winning collection, New Hampshire in 1924. It is often read in elementary school to introduce young students to poetic elements including alliteration, exaggeration, and personification.
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.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
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This poem is featured in our selection of 100 Great Poems, Poems for Children, and Pulitzer Prize Poetry.
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