The Theme of the Poem “Stopping by
Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost.
This short lyric of sixteen lines
begins with a description of the deep woods through which, the speaker is
passing on a dark, snowy evening. The
owner of the woods live away in the village, hence the owner won’t be able to
see the speaker at his property. A
reference to the snow occurs. The 2nd
and 3rd stanzas are found speculative about the little horse who is
not willing to stop beside the woods because no farm house is visible. He shakes, therefore, his harness bell to
know if the master has stopped because something has gone wrong. The 4th stanza is a beautiful sketch
about the woods but the speaker is reminded of his promise to return home. Thus he must continue his journey to cover up
the miles. Here the journey is life. Woods are deviations from the goals of life.