Stopping by woods on a snowy evening

[asad hussain]

Could someone please have a look at the answers for grammar and interpretation mistakes?

After spending hours, days, even weeks on them I feel they are not quite right, and don’t sparkle. I am not sure if grammar, sentence structure, flow, punctuation, mood and tense are presented in a manner that makes sense. Could you please do the checking, and make sure that the flow of readability of the answers is correct, and the style is consistent?


Here's the poem. The questions and their answers follow.

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

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.

Stanza # 03 (The questions below are related to Stanza No. 3)

What are harness bells?
Harness bells are attached to the harness. They are small round metal bells that jingle when the horse is moving.

Why does the horse shake his harness bells?
The horse understands that this isn’t the final destination, that they have to press on, even if the narrator has momentarily forgotten in the tranquility. He understands that if they stay there they will die from the cold. So he shakes his harness bells to remind the narrator of his obligations, and to urge him to continue.

What other sounds alone can be heard where the poet is standing?
Besides the sound of shaking of the harness bells, the sounds “of easy wind and downy flake” alone can be heard where the poet is standing.

Why does the poet mention these sounds?
The poet mentions the sounds to create an auditory image, and to provide contrast to the tranquility of the scene. The descriptions of the sounds provide a little insight to his mindset and position. He is so still that he can hear the soft fall of the downy flakes, and the movement of the easy wind. This also shows a great calm and patience that he must possess.

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[asad hussain]

Would anyone mind helping me??

[Tdol]

I'm not sure about 'auditory image'.

[asad hussain]

Dear Tdol,
Many many many thanks for dropping in and giving me a hand.

I came across the phrase (auditory image) on a site ( Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Study Guide by Robert Frost: Poem Summary ).

Here are the lines for your convenience;

Lines 9-12:
Although this stanza begins with an auditory image, the shaking of the harness bells, the greater emphasis of the stanza is on silence. Although the speaker can hear the "easy wind.....

By the way, is the rest fine?

[Tdol]

Hmm- can't say I like the phrase much. The rest seems fine. I would just say that he adds an element/dimension of sound.

[asad hussain]

Originally Posted by Tdol

Hmm- can't say I like the phrase much. The rest seems fine. I would just say that he adds an element/dimension of sound.

Oh! Many thanks for the reply.

Like this --->> He mentions the sounds to add an element of sound, and to provide....

[asad hussain]

Can someone tell me how to use the sentence Tdol has suggested me in the answer?

[Tdol]

That works for me.