Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," seems to be a casual, ordinary story at first glance. In the poem, the author finds himself stopping on a deserted road to watch snow fall around him even though the sky is already dark. Yet a closer examination reveals a deeper meaning to this picture of a snowy night. Frost's poem suggests that death is not a dreadful end in which people should be afraid. …showed first 75 words of 779 total…

…showed last 75 words of 779 total…to keep and miles to go before I sleep." Those promises could be obligations to family and friends to stay alive, to keep on fighting life's indecisive fortunes. Giving up on life to escape with an easy death would be selfish, for the author would be leaving behind those who love him. He reminds himself that he still has miles to go, much life to live, before he goes to a final resting-place. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**