Why?

Name: Date: Class Period:

Who? When? Where? What?

Why?

Who wrote the poem?

List the other characters in the poem:

Who is the speaker of the poem? (Hint: The speaker is not usually the poet!)

Where does the poem take place? List all possible answers from the poem.

When does the poem take place? Look for words that indicate time: tomorrow,

today, when, lifetime, later etc...

What happens in the poem? Write a brief summary.

Summary continued

Why do the events happen in the poem? What is motivating the characters or events?

Why did the poet write the poem? What were they hoping the readers would learn, understand, or realize?

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 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.

Answer key for analyzing Robert Frost's "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening."

Who

Who wrote the poem? Robert Frost

Who is the speaker of the poem? The person stopping by the woods.

Who are the other characters in the poem? The owner of the woods and the horse.

When Darkest evening of the year Where

Between the woods and frozen lake

What

Someone is stopping to watch the woods fill up with snow. The speaker's horse seems uncomfortable with stopping in a remote area. The speaker has a long way to go before he can sleep.

Why

Answers may vary! The character seems to want to see the snow. It also appears as if they have a long journey ahead of them, so this is a chance to find the strength to do so. (There is a depth of symbolism to be explored here, but that would be on a second read/analysis of the poem.)

Answers may vary! The author may have wanted to soothe readers with a simplistic snowy scene or they may have been teaching readers a deeper lesson of responsibility and obligation.

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