“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
The use of snow in this short poem is as powerful as it is peaceful, useful as it is simple. One could believe this poem was extraordinarily dull and without substance, Frost goes on about a character stopping by by some woods for a quick rest. It is only after "And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep" combined with the all important snowy image do we realize that Frost is referring to death. With the implication of "sleep" combined with the peaceful image of snow falling and its hard not to think of death. If it was burning hot rather than calming cool one would think of hard work and the dream of resting one day however its quite the opposite. The snow is relaxing not fiery. The man is truly on his way to rest for a long time, to be calm and forgiven, just as snow.
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