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.

This famous poem by Robert Frost is a pastoral poem, where a man stops in a forest on his way to an unknown destination, and just watches and appreciates the beautiful scenery around him and the softly falling snow. In the last stanza, the man regretfully leaves the simple beauty of the forest for the hectic bustle of everyday life. There is a lot of imagery used in this poem such as in line 13 "The woods are lovely, dark and deep". The strong imagery triggers an emotional response within the reader, and makes them yearn along with the man in the poem to stay in the peaceful serenity of a snowy forest, instead of the busy outside world. There is alliteration in the phrase "the woods are lovely, Dark and Deep" and the author uses repetition in the last two lines of the poem, perhaps to show that the man doesn't want to go, and has to be told twice before he can make himself leave the beautiful tranquility of the forest. I think this poem is a pastoral because it is about a man enjoying the simplicity and naturalness of the forest, and it makes him feel that he has traveled back to an older time where the pace of life was much slower. This poem fits in with my theme because it shows the nature of peaceful moments.