Stopping by woods on a snowy evening
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.
If the "promises" mentioned in the last stanza represent, in a larger sense, the overall responsibilities faced by the speaker, what might the "woods" stand for?
A.
humankind
B.
childhood
C.
escape
D.
wealth