Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening

The author of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is...

• Ezra Pound

• William Carlos Williams

• Shel Silverstein

• Robert Frost

The speaker of the poem stops to ---

• watch the woods fill up with snow

• find food for his or her horse

• say hello to the owner of the woods

• go skating on a frozen lake

What is the setting of this poem?

• in the woods on a bright, snowy afternoon

• in a village on a dark, snowy evening

• by a frozen lake on a bright, snowy afternoon

• near the woods on a dark, snowy evening

How does Frost's use of imagery contribute to the mood of the poem?

• Frost presents images of winter, thus contributing to the saddened, grieving mood.

• Frost presents an image of quiet, undisturbed forest, thus contributing to the calm, reflective mood.

• Frost presents an image of a sleepy young man on horseback, thus contributing to the exhausted mood.

• . Frost presents images of darkness in the woods, thus contributing to the frightened mood.

How does Frost’s use of imagery contribute to the mood of the poem?

• Frost presents images of darkness in the woods, thus contributing to the frightened mood.

• Frost presents an image of quiet, undisturbed forest, thus contributing to the calm, reflective mood.

What is one thing that pulls the speaker of the poem away from the woods?

• the freezing, harsh wind

• the cold, snowy weather

• the darkness of the evening

• promises the speaker needs to keep

Read these lines from the poem: The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, What is the effect of the word “but” in the second line?

• It makes it seem like the speaker does not actually like the woods much and wants to leave.

• It makes it seem like the speaker can still keep promises while staying by the woods.

• It makes it seem like the promises the speaker has to keep are lovely, dark, and deep.

• It makes it seem like the speaker has to choose between keeping promises and the lovely woods.

One theme of this poem is ---

• the fear of staying too long on someone else's land

• the pull of sleeping in nature against the pull of sleeping at home

• the pull of being alone in nature against the pull of responsibility

• the ability of nature to make a person feel tired and sleepy

The main conflict in the poem is....

• that the narrator has run out of money.

• that the narrator wants to buy the forest, but doesn't know who owns it.

• that the narrator can't stop any longer because he has responsibilities.

• that the weather is preventing the narrator to get home.

Who is the author of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening?"

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Walt Whitman

• Robert Frost

• Langston Hughes