Question 12
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost
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.
The repeating of the wording in the final two lines of this poem shows that
a
the speaker is really tired.
b
these lines have a deep significance and meaning.
c
the speaker knows more about things than he is letting on.
d
these lines show a needless attempt to speak for himself.