About Poet:

Robert Frost was a famous American poet. He was born in San Francisco on March 26, 1874. He was an internationally acclaimed poet who won the famous Pulitzer Prize four times. His poetry focused on themes of nature in which he embedded the contemporary and philosophical issues of his times. He died in Boston on January 29, 1963. Other poems by Robert Frost: After Apple Picking, Mending Wall, Desert Places, Home Burial, and The Road not Taken.

Summary:

The poem points out the attractive and exciting beauty of nature and simultaneously hints at the need to carry on with the daily affairs of life. The world of fantasy is very inviting. But one must maintain a balance between the world of reality and imagination. It is a very beautiful and symbolic poem written by 'Robert Frost'. It is regarded as his masterpiece and the most famous poem.

The poet stops on a dark snowy wood evening. The owner of the woods is in his house and does not know that a traveler has stopped in his woods to enjoy the beauty of nature. When the poet's little horse finds no farmhouse nearly, it gives a jerk and bells of its harness sound. In this way, it expresses its surprise for staying there. The light wind and soft flakes of snow also make sounds.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep but he has many things to do and his obligations pull him away from the allure of nature. Therefore, he starts his journey again to travel long distances before going to sleep. In this poem, 'sleep ' stands for 'death'. The poet means to say that we should enjoy the beauty of nature. We should remember that we are travelers in this world. We should keep in mind our main aim in life and continue our struggle to get this aim till our death.