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.
Figurative language in the poem:
"My little horse must think it queer"
It is a personification, the poet must have used it to make the reader feel the way like how the horse felt.
"The darkest evening of the year"
It is a hyperbole, the poet used it to emphasise how grave and sad that evening was.
It is a hyperbole, the poet used it to emphasise how grave and sad that evening was.
"And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"
And miles to go before I sleep"
It is also a hyperbole, to emphasise how the poet think of his own promise.
Why I liked this poem:
I liked how the poet describe the atmosphere of that evening with figurative languages. It gave me a figurative and imaginative image of that evening, when the snow sets in, as winter approaches. It also gives me a kind of tension within me. As he would not be seen by anyone there, which gives the excitement and thrill. I also felt the chill of that evening when I read this poem. The personification showed me how the horse felt and I thought that was wonderful.
