Language and style
The language and style of the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost are overall easy to follow because of their simplicity. However, paying close attention to some specific language devices will help you get a better picture of the poem’s more subtle meanings.
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Playing with language
The poet plays very little with language in this poem, as the speaker appears to be very straightforward about what he is seeing and experiencing. However, the fact that the speaker imagines his horse thinking about what he is doing indicates a certain playfulness, as we know that horses (and animals in general) do not have opinions or logical reasoning like people do:
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near (ll. 5-6)
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