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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

by Robert Frost

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

The "mistake" in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is that the speaker has stopped in the middle of the woods, in the dark, without any farmhouse nearby. His horse is used a certain routine in...

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

In Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," the poet pauses in a remote, snowy landscape, causing his horse to express surprise. The horse, accustomed to stopping at practical...

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

The horse in "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" thinks a mistake has been made because it is accustomed to a familiar route, typically stopping at farmhouses or continuing home. The speaker's...

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