Analysis Poem “ Stopping by woods “

By Robert Frost

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

by 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 queerTo stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lakeThe darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shakeTo ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound's the sweepOf 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 Translation 

Berhenti Di Hutan Yang Tertutupi Salju Di Malam Hari

Oleh Robert Frost

Aku pikir aku mengetahui hutan ini .Meskipun Rumahnya berada di desa ;

Dia tidak akan melihatku berhenti di siniUntuk menelihat hutan nya yang ditutupioleh salju

. 

Kuda kecil kuberpikir ini aneh Berhenti tanpa adanya rumah petanidisekitar

Diantara hutan dan danau yang membekuDi gelapnya malam tahun ini .

Ia memberikan isyarat dengan menggerakan lonceng,

Untuk memberitahukan jika ada hal yang aneh .

Hanya ada suara sapuan angin,Yang sepoi – sepoi dan butiran salju yang

berjatuhan . 

Hutan yang indah , gelap , dan dalam,Tapi aku memiliki janji yang harus ditepati ,

Dan melangkah pergi sebelum aku tidur,Dan melangkah pergi sebelum aku tidur.

ANALYZED Symbol

Stanza 1Whose 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.

This line is consists of symbol, here is woods .Woods here is the same means with a house . As we know usually the house in the village made of wood forest . Wood here also could be interpreted

As the forest or the trees that surround a house that make look beatiful to see .

Stanza 2 Line 1

My little horse must think it queer, This line is consists of symbol, here is horse.

The horse gives a sign there are something bad happened .It is describes that is something queer to stopping within woods. The author used this the horseto represent of conscience a wardener .

Line 3 Between the woods and frozen lake,

This line is consists of symbol, here isfrozen lake . Frozen lake here is a symbolisme of loneliness . The Frozen lake could be represent the atmosphere of cold , no sound of water splashing and the voices of others around .

Line 4 The darkest evening of the year.

This line is consists of symbol, here isThe darkest .The darkest here represent the feelings of the author that represent is to the wardener in this poetry like feelings of hopelesness , frustation , and loneliness .

Line 4The darkest evening of the year.

This line is consists of symbol, here is evening.Evening here is as symbolisme of the old by the wardener that told in the poetry .

Imagery

Visual imagery Stanza 1 Line 3 and 4

He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.

These lines uses visual imagery , words “He will not see me stopping here” and “ To watch his woods fill up with snow “ , shows that the speaker travels and stop in woods because he fall asleep with the woods which filling of the snow . This stanza tell aboutthe wardenerappears worried that he is committing an offense by looking upon woods owned by another man “ will not see me stopping me “ . He has stopped to look at the view of woods . The author are seduced by the beatuy of the woods that fulfilled by the snow so he stops to enjoy it .

Stanza 2To stop without a farmhouse nearBetween the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year. In this line uses avisual imagery , here

the author tries to express feelings nomad who may be concerned . Represent by a little horse the wardener which was strange because his employer to stop its journey somewhere quiet , dark , and far from the farmhouse because the sight that caught his attention .

Stanza 3 Line 1

He gives his harness bells a shake In the first line , the words “bells a

shake” is symbol of there is something mistake in the woods . The author describes that it is maybe something happened . The horse gives sign with bells a shake which hanging in his neck .

Stanza 4 Line 1

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,

This line is consists of symbol, here islovely, dark, and deep. lovely, dark, and deep here is as symbolismeof mystery in life . It is describes that the author stop in a place which are many things to temptation him over there in order he almost fall asleep and forgot his duties .

Line 2

But I have promises to keep, This line is consists of symbol, here is

promises .The word “ promises “ is a symbol of responsibilty . The author describes of promise is many things to have finish as his duties . The author realizes that it is not his time to enter the woods .

Line 3 And miles to go before I sleep,

This line is consists of symbol, here is miles.Miles here is as symbolisme of a long journey or the journey of life of the wardener that represent the author in this poem .

Line 4And miles to go before I sleep,

This line is consists of symbol, here is sleep.Sleep is as symbolisme of rest but sleep here is sleep forever or die . The author describes that he must finish her duties miles to go before he is ready to meet death because he has promise to finish it .

Auditory imagery Stanza 3

He gives his harness bells a shakeTo ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound's the sweepOf easy wind and downy flake.

These lines uses an audiotory imagery ,the author represents when the horse felt uneasy because he had to stop in the dark wood he is moving his body to ringing bell that hanging on his neck . The bell indicates that there are some mistake happened for him and the horse feels anxious when it’s waiting him because the sounds are the rustle of the wind blowing and falling snow .

Kinesthetic Imagery Stanza 2 Line 2

To stop without a farmhouse near In this line the poet uses kinestetic

imagery . The word “ To stop” indicates a movement Because there is movement when the wardenerstop his journey for seeing the beautiful scenery with woods is covered by snow around so caught his attention , but the woods far away from farmhouse .

Stanza 3 Line 1

He gives his harness bells a shakeThese lines show us kinesthetic imagery because it can be known from the word “ bella shake “ . It is means that the horse felt uneasy because he had to stop in the dark woods . His anxieties express by moving his body so that “ the bell” hanging on his neck ringing .

Line 4

Of easy wind and downy flake.These lines show us kinesthetic imagery ,words “ downy flake” explain that movement occurs in the silence of a dark night in the woods when the wind blows and sweeps granules snowflakes.

Stanza 4 Line 3

And miles to go before I sleep,

In this line the author uses kinestetic imagery , the word “ to go “ its means speaker that knows he still have promise to keep as his responsibility to finish miles far away to go before he meets death .