STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING

Q.1   What  kind of scene does the poet describe in the first stanza?

Ans.  The poet describes a scene in winter where the forest is covered with snow.

Q.2   What season is it ?

Ans.   It is the winter season .

Q.3   Why does the poet stop ?

Ans.  He stops to watch the wood covered with snow .

Q.4    How many times does the poet use words beginning with W ?

Ans.   He does this ten times.

Q.5    On what is the poet riding ?

Ans.   The poet is riding on a little horse ?

Q.6    Why does the horse think it strange to stop there ?

Ans.   He thinks it strange to stop there because there is no  farm house which is actual stopping place for a carriage. 

Q.7    What are harness bells?

Ans.   Harness bells are the bells attached to the leather straps fixed on horses.

Q.8   Why does a horse shake his harness bells ?

Ans.  He shakes them to know if there is any mistake.

Q.9    What other sound alone can be heard where the poet is standing ?

Ans.   The other sound which can he heard are the cold winds blowing lightly and the snow falling .

Q.10    Why can’t the poet wait to enjoy the beauty of the woods ?

Ans.   The poet can’t wait because he has to keep his promises and moreover he has to go miles away.

Q.11   Why does he repeat the third line ?

Ans.    He repeats the third line to show the regret he feels at not being able to enjoy the beauty of the forest filled with snow?

Q.12 Who wrote the poem “Stopping by Woods on  a Snowy Evening” ?

Ans.  It is written by Robert Frost. He was an American poet.

Central idea of the poem:

   The poem “Stopping by woods on a snowy evening” has been written by Robert Frost. The main idea of the poem is that nature is vast and beautiful but man cannot leave his responsibilities and spend his life in looking at the natural beauty. The woods are beautiful but the poet can not stay there because he has to keep his promises. Thus life is short and nature is ever lasting.