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Chapter 2 - Stopping by Woods On A Snowny Evenings
Chapter 2 - Stopping by Woods On A Snowny Evenings
Snowy Evening
Stanza 1:
I. Read the stanza and answer the questions that follow:
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
(a) Who He will not see me stopping here is the speaker and
where is To watch his woods fill up with snow. he right now?
Answer: The speaker is a traveler.
He has stopped at the woods to observe the snowfall.
(b) Who is referred to as ‘his’?
Answer: The owner of the woods is referred to as ‘his’.
(c) Why does the speaker stop by the woods?
Answer: The speaker stopped by the woods to observe the natural beauty and
snowfall in the woods. He wanted to enjoy the calmness of the dark, deep, lovely
woods.
(d) Write the meaning of the word ‘woods’.
Answer: Woods is an area of land which is smaller than a forest and is covered
with a thick growth of trees.
(e) Why does the speaker think he knows the owner?
Answer: The speaker thinks that he knows the owner probably because he may
have met him in the past and there might be a distant recollection of faded
memories. There is also a possibility that he might have met the owner sometime
earlier as he is a traveler and travels a lot.
(f) To whom did the woods belong and why will he not be able to see the
speaker stopping by in his woods?
Answer: The woods belong to a man who lives in a village. As he lives in a village,
away from the woods so, he will not be able to see the speaker stopping by in his
woods.
(g) Do you think the speaker is happy standing in the woods?
Answer: Yes, the speaker is happy standing in the woods because nobody is there
to watch him and he is finding solace in the thoughts. He is enjoying the natural
beauty of the woods, frozen lake and snow.
Stanza 2:
II. Read the stanza and answer the questions that follow:
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.
Stanza 3:
III. Read the stanza and answer the questions that follow:
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.
(c) What are the sounds that the speaker hears in the woods?
Answer: The speaker hears the sound of the sweeping wind and falling
snowflakes apart from the sound of his horse’s harness bells. These sounds
indicate how quiet the forest is on that snowy day.
(e) What does the line ‘’ To ask if there is some mistake’’ mean?
Answer: The line means that the horse wanted to ask his master if he has
committed some mistake by stopping at the woods. He was finding it strange and
was confused as why his master has stopped at an isolated place where there is
no farmhouse nearby to rest.
Stanza 4:
IV. Read the stanza and answer the questions that follow:
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.
(a) Why does the poet consider the woods as lovely, dark and deep?
Answer: This is because he finds the woods beautiful, mysterious and seductive.
(b) Why can’t the speaker enjoy the natural scenery in the woods?
Answer: The speaker can’t enjoy the natural scenery in the woods because he is
reminded of the duties and responsibilities which he has towards himself and
others that he has to fulfill.