Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Group

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mmatuny
mmatuny
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High School - 9th Grade

What literary devices and the figurative language makes "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" a good, written poem? 

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Posted by mmatuny on Sunday April 13, 2008 at 5:12 PM and tagged with figurative language, literary devices, stopping by woods on a snowy evening, style.

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  1. kwoo1213 Teacher
    College - Junior

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    The use of iambic pentameter is one device that makes the poem wonderfully readable.  In this poem, Frost uses iambic pentameter, which is when you have an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one.  For example, if I copy a few of Frost's lines from the poem here and then capitalize the part of the word that the stress is on, you will be able to see iambic pentameter more clearly:

    Whose WOODS are THESE I THINK I KNOW

    His HOUSE is IN the VILLAGE, though; (qtd. in Enotes)

    Also, Frost's diction is fantastic.  Diction is a writer's choice of words he/she uses.  Frost's diction sets the tone of this poem, which is one of melancholy and quiet reflection.

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    http://www.enotes.com/stopping-by/

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    Posted by kwoo1213 on Sunday April 13, 2008 at 7:10 PM