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Please have your Please have your typed questions typed questions out and your out and your Frost poetry Frost poetry packet open to the packet open to the essay. essay.

Today: Today: ““Stopping by a Stopping by a

Wood…”Wood…”

Robert Frost Robert Frost (1874-1963)(1874-1963)

““Poetry is Poetry is merely one merely one more art of more art of

having having something to something to

say.” say.”

Robert Frost (1874-1963)Robert Frost (1874-1963)•Born in San Francisco•Father died when 11 years old•Moved to New England•Accepted to Harvard, went to Dartmouth for one semester•Jobs included news writer, teacher, farming, etc. •Known for poetry about New England, nature, death, life, etc.

““How does a Poem Mean” by John How does a Poem Mean” by John CiardiCiardi

How does the poem move from specific to How does the poem move from specific to general?general?

Who is the “foil”? How does he operate as foil?Who is the “foil”? How does he operate as foil? Why is rhyming easier in French and Italian, than Why is rhyming easier in French and Italian, than

in English?in English? What does Frost mean about “moving easy in a What does Frost mean about “moving easy in a

harness”? What is the harness? How does this harness”? What is the harness? How does this apply to his poems?apply to his poems?

How is Frost’s poetry like juggling?How is Frost’s poetry like juggling?

Read Characteristics of Frost’s Read Characteristics of Frost’s poetry (pg. 8)poetry (pg. 8)

FormForm

(We’ll look at them in more detail later)(We’ll look at them in more detail later) Lyric poemLyric poem Dramatic monologueDramatic monologue Dramatic narrative with dialogueDramatic narrative with dialogue SonnetSonnet

Which one is “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Which one is “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”? Mark this on the poem. Evening”? Mark this on the poem.

MeterMeter

Unaccented (u), Accented (/) = iambicUnaccented (u), Accented (/) = iambic Tonight, awayTonight, away

u / u / u / u /u / u / u / u /

Whose woods these are I think I know. Whose woods these are I think I know.

u / u / u / u /u / u / u / u /

His house is in the village though; His house is in the village though;

Rhyme scheme (end rhyme)Rhyme scheme (end rhyme)

Whose woods these are I think I know. Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village though;His house is in the village though;

He will not see me stopping hereHe will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queerMy little horse must think it queer

To stop without a farmhouse nearTo stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lakeBetween the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year. The darkest evening of the year.

RhymeRhyme

Whose woods these are I think I know. Whose woods these are I think I know. aa

His house is in the village though;His house is in the village though; a a

He will not see me stopping hereHe will not see me stopping here bb

To watch his woods fill up with snow.To watch his woods fill up with snow. aa

My little horse must think it queerMy little horse must think it queer bb

To stop without a farmhouse nearTo stop without a farmhouse near bb

Between the woods and frozen lakeBetween the woods and frozen lake c c

The darkest evening of the year.The darkest evening of the year. b b

Literary TermsLiterary Terms

Review “literary terms” pageReview “literary terms” page Using this and the “Characteristics” sheet, Using this and the “Characteristics” sheet,

return to “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy return to “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.”Evening.”

Add to your notes until you feel you have Add to your notes until you feel you have noted everything, including meter, rhyme noted everything, including meter, rhyme scheme, syllables, stanzas, repetition, etc. scheme, syllables, stanzas, repetition, etc.

Approx. 7 minutes on this. Approx. 7 minutes on this.

““Stopping by Woods Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” on a Snowy Evening”

Meter? Meter? Rhyme Scheme? Rhyme Scheme? How many stanzas?How many stanzas? Form? Form? Topic? Topic? Themes? Themes?

Let’s not beat it up; moving on…Let’s not beat it up; moving on…

Who is feeling brave?? Who is feeling brave?? Three volunteers…Three volunteers…

AnnotationsAnnotations Literal MeaningsLiteral Meanings Possible Interpretations/Metaphoric meaning Possible Interpretations/Metaphoric meaning

backed with evidence from annotationsbacked with evidence from annotations

““The Road Not Taken” (p. 15)The Road Not Taken” (p. 15)

Not having read it recently, what do you think Not having read it recently, what do you think this poem is “about”?this poem is “about”?

Frost called this “a very tricky poem”; forget Frost called this “a very tricky poem”; forget what you think you know about it and read it what you think you know about it and read it with new, innocent curiosity…with new, innocent curiosity…

Mark it up…Mark it up…

““The Road Not Taken”The Road Not Taken”

““The Road Not Taken” (p. 11)The Road Not Taken” (p. 11)

Volunteers to mark on overhead: meter, rhymeVolunteers to mark on overhead: meter, rhyme Label “form” (narrative, dramatic monologue, Label “form” (narrative, dramatic monologue,

sonnet, lyric?)sonnet, lyric?) Setting?Setting? Topic(s)?Topic(s)? Meaning/Themes?Meaning/Themes? Does it have the same meaning as you thought, Does it have the same meaning as you thought,

before?before?

Do you see the contradictions? Do you see the contradictions?

Do you agree with Frost that this is a Do you agree with Frost that this is a

““very tricky” poem? very tricky” poem?

““I’m always saying something that’s just the I’m always saying something that’s just the edge of something more” (Frost). edge of something more” (Frost).

HomeworkHomework

Read/mark “The Woodpile” (p. 13).Read/mark “The Woodpile” (p. 13). Finish marking “Stopping by Woods…” and Finish marking “Stopping by Woods…” and

“The Road Not Taken” “The Road Not Taken” Complete Frost imitation poem Complete Frost imitation poem

Main ideas in Main ideas in “The Figure a Poem Makes” “The Figure a Poem Makes”

““Poetry as merely one more art of having Poetry as merely one more art of having something to say.” something to say.”

Wildness within restraintsWildness within restraints ““It begins in delight and ends in wisdom.” It begins in delight and ends in wisdom.”

(like love!)(like love!) Poetry offers a “clarification of life,” “a Poetry offers a “clarification of life,” “a

momentary stay against confusion.” momentary stay against confusion.” ““the surprise of remembering something I the surprise of remembering something I

didn’t know I knew.” didn’t know I knew.”

Main ideas in Main ideas in “The Figure a Poem Makes” “The Figure a Poem Makes”

““We are always We are always

hurling experience ahead of us hurling experience ahead of us

to pave the future with[,] to pave the future with[,]

against the day when we may want to against the day when we may want to

strike a line of purpose across it…”strike a line of purpose across it…”