The poem has an interesting rhyme scheme. As you read, make a note of the end word of the third line of each stanza. Then note the end word of the first line in the next stanza. You will see (and hear!) that a very musical repetition of rhyming sounds is created.
Fill in the gaps in the rhyme scheme.
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 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.
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Fun FAct
Robert Frost was the first poet to be invited to speak at the inauguration of a US President (that of J. F. Kennedy in January 1963). Since then, four more poets have read their poems at inaugurations.
