The poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" was written by Robert Frost

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"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"

The poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" was written by Robert Frost. Through the poem we sense the voice of a middle-aged, kind hearted man, who enjoys the woods during a snowfall. The tone of the poem is calm and holds the enjoyable surface meaning of a man riding on his horse through a woods on a winter evening. Frost uses repeated vowels to continue the rhyme scheme throughout the poem, which makes it simple to understand. The poem is written in iambic tetrameter and enjambment is seen throughout it. The message of the poem is not to give up, even when things becoming tempting, but to move on for there are things still to be done. Through the poem, the literary devices shown are imagery, diction, and symbolism, which all help the reader understand the core and more depth meaning easier.
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Imagery is used in many ways throughout the poem. Visual imagery, aural imagery, thermal imagery, and kinesthetic imagery are all seen in the poem. Visual imagery plays a major role throughout the poem and is seen the most. It helps the reader visualize the speakers feelings and surroundings. It is seen in the poem when the speaker is talking about being in the woods by a house amongst people except who can not see him and do not know he is there. Visual imagery sheds meaning on the poem by talking about how beautiful the snow is and ...

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