ENGLISH:
POEM - STOPPING BY WOODS.
Stanza No. 1
Word Meanings
Woods - Forest
Question and Answers Q.1
What kind of scene does the poet describe in this stanza?
Ans. The poet describes a scene in winter where
the forest is covered with snow.
Q.2 What season it is?
Ans. It is the winter season.
Q.3 Why does the poet stop?
Ans. The poet stopped to watch the wood filled
with snow.
Q.4 Why does the poet use so many
words?
Ans. The does this, so to produce poetic
effect.
Stanza No. 2
Word Meanings
Queer - Strange
Frozen - Become ice
Question and Answers
Q.1 On what is the poet riding?
Ans. The poet is ridding on a little horse.
Q.2 Why does the horse think it strange
to stop there?
Ans. The horse thinks its strange to stop
there, because there is no farm house, which is the usual stopping
place for a carriage.
Stanza No. 3
Word Meanings
Harness - Straps fixed on horse
Sweep - Quick move
Flake - Light pieces of snow
Question and Answers
Q.1 What are the harness bells?
Ans. Harness bell are bells attached to the
leather strap, which is fixed on horses.
Q.2 Why does the horse shake his harness
bells?
Ans. The horse shakes its harness bells,
meaning to asked his master the poet whether they have stopped at
the among place.
Q.3 What other sound alone can be
heard where the poet is standing?
Ans. The other sound which can be heard are
the cold winds blowing lightly and the snow falling.
Stanza No. 4
Question and Answers
Q.1 Why can't poet wait to enjoy the
beauty of the woods?
Ans. The poet can't wait to enjoy the
beauty of the woods because he has other urgent business to attend
to.
Q.2 Why does he repeat the third line?
Ans. The poet repeats the third line to show
the regrets he feels at not being able to enjoy the beauty of the
forest filled with snow. |