Speaker and characters

The poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost only features one human character – the speaker, and an animal one, the horse.

The speaker

The speaker, or the lyrical I, of the poem might be a lyrical persona of the author himself, as we know that the poem was inspired by a real-life scenery Robert Frost witnessed one winter morning in Vermont.

All we know about the speaker’s outer characterization is that he is a traveler riding his horse because he needs to arrive at a certain destination and keep some promises:

But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep (ll. 13-15)

He also knows the owner of the woods he stops by, and is somehow relieved that he cannot see him and can enjoy the scenery all by himself:

His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow. (ll. 2-4)

The speaker also ...