"Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost 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. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound’s the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. And miles to go before I sleep. Source: Frost, Robert. “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening.” 1923. The Poetry of Robert Frost. Ed. Edward Connery Lathem. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1979. 224. Print How does Frost create a peaceful mood in the poem? He uses a consistent rhyme scheme and the same number of syllables in each line. His diction consists of words with positive connotations, excluding words that have a negative connotations. He uses alliteration in every stanza except the last. He uses free verse in order to make each line unpredictable.