Thursday, December 9, 2010

In "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," what does the poet say about the owner of the woods?

The entire first stanza of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” refers to the owner of the woods where the narrator has stopped to watch the falling snow. “Whose woods these are I think I know. / His house is in the village though; / He will not see me stopping here / To watch his woods fill up with snow.” At the very least, we learn that the property owner does not live on the premises, out here in the country. He lives in the village instead. This could imply that he doesn’t care much about what goes on in his woods – for good or for bad. The narrator knows that no one will wonder about what he’s doing. No one will come rushing out a door and ask him to explain himself. The owner and the narrator must not be friends, or even mere acquaintances. Does one have a higher social standing than the other? I think you could make an argument either way.

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