![]() ![]() The ascription of "lovely" to this scene of desolate woods, effacing snow, and black night complicates rather than alleviates the mood when we consider how pervasive are the connotations of dangerous isolation and menacing death."įrom "From Woods to Stars: A Pattern of Imagery in Robert Frost's Poetry." South Atlantic Quarterly. It is, after all, "the darkest evening of the year," and the poet is alone "between the woods and frozen lake." His one bond with the security and warmth of the "outer" world, the "little horse" who wants to be about his errand, is an unsure one. There is no reason to suppose that these influences are benignant. ![]() The repetition of "sleep" in the final two lines suggests that he may succumb to the influences that are at work. The poet is fascinated and lulled by the empty wastes of white and black. Ogilvie says this about this poem: "What appears to be "simple" is shown to be not really simple, what appears to be innocent not really innocent. Answer: To see the woods fill up with snow ![]()
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