Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening Analysis Essay Example

ever truly alone out in the forest though Tone: Solemn and Indirect.“The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. ” This quote is a great example of how solemn the poem truly is. These lines make the speaker seem to be alone, yet to be watched at the same time.

It makes the reader feel sympathetic for the speaker since he truly is alone in the woods, and by imagining other people watching him, he is paranoid. When someone is paranoid, most other people view him or her in a condescending way (with a solemn attitude). The poem’s message of loneliness is also said indirectly  “And miles to go before I sleep. And miles to go before I sleep. ”These lines let the reader infer that the speaker is very far away from home. This home though could be inferred to be the speaker’s sanity or his family, both of which may be lost (or in his family’s case, dead) “He will not see me stopping here” This quote has both an indirect message and a solemn tone.

It is telling the reader that the speaker does seem to be alone, yet is being watched or looked for by someone else, and this makes him nervous. The indirect message given here is how the speaker really wants nothing more than to just be alone, without anyone else around to bother him