Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Being a controversial figure in his era of society, Robert Frost was often criticized by critics of his views of society. Frost was deeply influenced in writing poetry through his frustrations and hard times during his childhood years. The thought of losing his fiancée, Eleanor White, profoundly moved him and he was considering suicide. In Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” Frost contemplates …

…conflict becomes internal when the man battles his conscious debating whether to lie down and die or not. The speaker’s attitude appears to be calm, but concerned and determined by the quotes “Will not see me stopping here” and “But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.” The theme, temptation of death, becomes symbolized by the woods that fill up with snow on the darkest evening of the year.