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"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is a poem by Robert Frost, written in 1922, and published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume. Imagery, personification, and repetition are prominent in the work. In a letter to Louis Untermeyer, Frost called it "my best bid for remembrance". [2]
New Hampshire is a 1923 poetry collection by Robert Frost, which won the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. [1]The book included several of Frost's most well-known poems, including "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening", [2] "Nothing Gold Can Stay" [3] and "Fire and Ice". [4]
("The woods are lovely, dark, and deep") He obviously understands the danger of just staying, but is drawn to the beauty. To continue on with life is so difficult, and the woods so peaceful and restful. It is often believed he sees the woods as a final resting place, and may be considering suicide.
They can be activated only by a special code phrase, a line from the Robert Frost poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" – followed by the agent's real first name. Their mission was to sabotage crucial parts of the civil and military infrastructure in the event of war.
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, [2] Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening; Fire and Ice; The Aim Was Song [2] The Need of Being Versed in Country Things; The Moon; I Will Sing You One; Paul's Wife; For Once, Then, Something; The Onset; Two Look at Two; Nothing Gold Can Stay; New Hampshire; Misgiving; A Boundless Moment; The Axe-Helve; The Grind-Stone; The Witch of Coos; The Pauper ...
Following its success, Henry Holt and Company republished Frost's first book in the United States, A Boy's Will, in 1915. The New York Times said in a review, "In republishing his first book after his second, Mr. Robert Frost has undertaken the difficult task of competing with himself."
The "Miles to Go (Before I Sleep)" title is also the closing phrase of the 1923 poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost. [2] In the given phrase the term "sleep" denotes death. Hence, the poem's phrase "miles to go before I sleep" means that the there is a lot to achieve in life before death. [2]