Chapter 3: The Natural World Reading and Listening
You are going to listen to and read the poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost. In this poem a tired traveller stops in the woods to admire the falling snow – which leads to questions about whether the person would be happier in nature, or back in society. 1. Cover the poem. Listen to the poet reading it twice or listen to your teacher reading it. Link: Robert Frost reads Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (00.28 – 1.15) Search Terms: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost
2. Write down everything you remember from this poem: images, rhymes, or simply words you liked the sound of.
3. Compare what you have written down with a partner. 4. Uncover the poem and read the poem silently. 5. How much of the poem did you manage to capture while listening to your teacher/ the poet reading it?
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
04 by Robert Frost
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.
