Analysis of figurative language in Robert Frost’s poem: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Abstract

Poets employ figurative language in composing their poems to create special meanings. Figurative language embraces figures of speech that are rhetorical devices exploited for the novelty and uniqueness of expressions and meanings. This article aims at making a brief analysis of figurative language existed in the famous poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert frost, who is well-known for the realistic description of rural life and nature. The article writer has pinpointed some lexes, phrases and verse lines that indicate the implication of figurative language, and analyzed them to decipher their suggested meanings in the poem.