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Analysis Poetry : Stopping by Woods on A Snowy Evening

1. Copy of Poetry Stopping by Woods on A Snowy Evening

By Robert Forst

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.

2. Poetry published : 1941

3. Facts about Robert Forst

a. Robert Lee Forst was born in San Fransisco, California, US on March 26, 1874

b. He died in Boston, Massachusetts, US on January 29, 1963 (aged 88)

c. His Occupation was poet and playwright

d. His notable works were A Boy’s Will and North of Boston

4. Physical Analysis : word count : 108; lines : 16; stanzas : 4

5. Topic : Jorney

6. Summary : This poet tells about a wanderer with his little horse. Suddenly one night they stopped in a forest. The atmosphere was quiet. Moreover that night was snowfall. They knew that the forest is owned by someone in the village across the forest. But they was not afraid of it. Because the owner would not know that they was there. They felt so incredible because they could see flake of snow around them. Then, they could feel the wind there and they were surrounded by trees and seeing a frozen lake. His little horse probably felt uncomfortable because they got rest in a forest without a farmhouse there. Even his little horse shook his bell to tell the man that was odd. Frankly, the wanderer wanted staying there for a while anymore because the forest was wonderful but he realized that he had to go because he had many affairs. Moreover, they had a long journey.

7. Theme : A major theme from “Stopping by Woods on Snowy Evening” is enjoyment.

8. Mood : Comfortable.

9. Personal Reflections : We selected this poetry because of the title. The title is so interested. Aftter reading the poetry turns out amazing. Because Robert forst has explained completely regarding what’s going on a wanderer with his hourse in the forest. Our favorite line is “But I have promises to keep”. It implies that actually wandrer do not wanted to go but he have affirs which he must carry out.

10 Figurative Language :

a. Repetition : “woods”; “And miles to go before I sleep”.

    b. Personification : “The only other sound’s the sweep”.  

11. Effect : Robert Forst have been succesfull to make readers understand about core of his poetry. Moreover, the readers can imagine in their own thoughts regarding a wanderer and his little horse in the forest.

12. Tone : Amazed

Di Pinggir Hutan di Malam Salju

Hutan ini, pemiliknya aku tahu
rumahnya di desa sebelah itu
tapi tak mungkin dia melihatku di sini
di tepi hutannya yang diselimuti salju

Boleh jadi kuda kecilku merasa seram
sebab di tepi hutan lama kami terdiam
di antara pepohon dan danau beku
di tengah malam yang paling legam

Ia goyangkan lonceng di lehernya
seolah ingin berkata ada yang tak semestinya
di tengah angin malam meraba
dan gerimis salju berjatuhan di udara

Sungguh, hutan ini begitu dalam menenangkan
tapi masih banyak janji yang harus kugenapkan
dan jalan panjang sebelum mata kupejamkan
dan jalan panjang sebelum mata kupejamkan

Kaki Merapi, 26 Februari 2014
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