Topics for Further Study
Compose a brief narrative about the forest's owner encountering the poem's narrator. Why is the narrator in the woods instead of at home in the village? Would the owner be upset? Could he become friends with the poem's narrator?
Detail the horse's existence: why does he feel so uneasy in the woods, far from any farmhouse? What does his daily routine involve if he finds this so disturbing?
Why is the poem's final line repeated? What insight does this provide about the preceding events?
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