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Robert Frost “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is an excellent example of one of his darker pieces of writing. However, it can be examined in a positive as well as negative light. One can interpret the poem not only by considering the meaning of the words Frost uses in a literal sense but also by considering them as symbols. Whether considering the literal meaning or even the symbolic significance, each stanza seems to be responsible for delivering vital information as the poem develops. In “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, Robert Frost’s wording interpreted literally is the positive breakdown of the poem whereas deciphering the verbiage as symbols of his dark feelings is the negative analysis. Initially, the poem may convey more transcendental ideals and thus appearing to be understood on a literal level -- the positive side. In the first stanza, Frost is setting the scene and the mood by expressing the isolated local during a break in the travelers arduous journey; it is key to understand that this man does not want to be disturbed since he contentedly states, “He will not see me stopping here” poem, woods, snow, stopping, one, frost’s, evening, snowy, positive, line, considering, words, stanza, negative, nature, meaning, life, death, contemplation, time, symbols, suicide, seems, robert, reality, options, night, literal, last, interpretation, first, filling, event, analysis, weighing