“Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, at first glance, appears to be a poem simple illustrating the monologue of a tired traveler passing by. the woods on a winter evening who captures the scenery of his journey and realizes that he still has a long journey ahead of him before he can rest. The simplicity of this poem is obvious, but upon closer inspection, the wording of Frost's poem reveals great complexity. Its words are those of two minds in which Frost uses naive objects to evoke implicit metaphors and uses these objects to make subsequent comparisons throughout the play. The simplicity and contrasting complexity of this poem first appear in its form. The poem consists of four stanzas of four lines, all iambic and containing four stressed syllables. Each stanza is structured almost the same, except for the final stanza. The first, second, and fourth lines rhyme, while the last word of the third line sets the rhyme scheme for the first, second, and fourth lines of the next stanza. The rhyme scheme and sound of the poem seem simplistic at first glance, but Frost's creation of a poem by this method is complex and difficult since the rhythm flows effortlessly and nothing seems to be a forced rhyme. The idea of ​​contrast can be discovered further throughout Frost's poem as it is analyzed in the first stanza. In the first stanza, the most obvious contrast is made between nature and civilization. The speaker of the poem passes the woods on the darkest evening of the year. He is enchanted by the darkness and beauty of the woods during his journey and stops his horse-drawn sleigh to watch the snow fall and admire the spectacle. The first stanza evokes ...... middle of paper ...... to come or going a little further, it can indicate much deeper meanings. The contrast between simplicity and complexity is evident in each stanza through the use of ordinary objects, sounds and visible images to represent something much greater to the speaker and audience. In an interview, when asked about the hidden meanings of his poetry, Frost replied: "If I wanted you to know, I would have told you in the poem" (Keiller). Its intention is to allow readers to speculate for themselves about the true implications. of his poetry. Works Cited Frost, Robert “Stopping at Woods on a Snowy Evening.” An introduction to poetry. 13th ed. XJ Kennedy and Dana Gioia New York: Longman, 2010. 418. Print. Keiller, Garrison « Robert Frost - PBS, March 3, 2011. May 1 2012. .