Although both of these poems are about snow, they are different in many ways. In the poem “The Snowstorm” by Ralph Waldo Emerson, he describes the snow as frantic, but still artistic. He personifies the snow and makes it a “fierce artificer,” that whips around every “windward stake, or tree, or door,” and leaves “Parian wreaths” of snow on top of everything. In one of the last lines, he describes the aftermath of the storm as “astonished art” that mimic “slow structures.” Also, the way he organized the poem reflected the point he was trying to get across. The first stanza is shorter and less frantic, while the second is long and all-at-once, symbolizing the turmoil of the storm. One also gets the idea of franticness from the consonance and alliteration in the second stanza. For example, the lines, “so savage, on coop or kennel, tapering turret overtops, and slow structures, stone by stone,” are examples of alliteration representing chaos. Thus, this poem describes snow as a great and powerful force. The other poem, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, describes snow much differently. In the first stanza, he stops in someone else’s woods to gaze at the frost-covered woods; “he will not see me stopping here, to watch his woods fill up with snow.” A line in the next stanza gives the idea that it was winter solstice, “the darkest evening of the year.” The third stanza describes the beautiful and peaceful isolation, “the only other sound’s the sweep of easy wind and downy flake.” It changes a bit in the last stanza, when he says “the woods are lovely, dark, and deep. But I have promises to keep.” He knows the snow is stunning, and that he feels like there is nothing else there, but he still has his priorities. I also found the last line particularly interesting, and that the way he repeated, “and miles to go before I sleep.” I felt like this symbolized just how much further he had to go on his journey, and how he could not go astray because of the snow. The peacefulness of this poem was also reflected by the rhyme and rhythm Frost used. The way it flowed was almost like snowflakes falling silently. Thus, these two poems were much different ways of interpreting the same force of nature.
The two poems The Snowstorm and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, both clearly depict a winter storm. Both authors use a variety of different words and phrases to describe newly fallen snow. In Snowstorm, the author does a brilliant job showing that the snow looks like “masonry” in the way that it is formed so perfectly. This poem makes me feel like I am waking up on a snowy day, which can be considered one of the most comforting things in the world. Emerson describes this image so well, that I feel as if I were having that same sight of the beautiful snow. The other poem tells about a man riding the horse on snow-covered grounds. It is extremely interesting how the man stops because he wants to take in the view. It must be a truly amazing view, because the man still has many miles to ride, until he reaches his destination. This poem makes me imagine a breathtaking view of recently fallen snow, which I would have stopped on a long journey to gaze at. It is absolutely remarkable how these two poets can place an image in your head by using only a small amount of words.
Even though the two poems "The Swomstorm" and "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening", are both describing a winter storm, they are both very different from one and other. In the poem "The Snowstorm" the author describes the snow in many different ways and similes. This poem is written very well, as he gives details about how the storm and the way it moves outside his window. He also shows how the storm gets stronger and stronger throughout the day, and by the end the are in complete privacy. The other poem, "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" is very different. This poem is very straight forward, and comes from a different perspective. Instead of being inside and away from the snow, the man is lost in the snow. The author describes the snow getting deeper, but they must stop for they do not no where to go on. One thing that is similar about these two poems is that they both describe the feeling of being in complete seclusion. In "The Snowstorm" the author writes about not being able to see anything outside except snow (not even a house in sight). This is the same for the other poem, "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening", how the man can not his way through the familiar woods. Overall, I thought that both of these poems were very well written, and it is amazing to see the different ways a poem can be written on the same subject.
Although these poems are both about snow they differ quite a lot. In the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost it is split into four stanzas, all four lines long. In this poem I noticed that there was a lot of rhyming with words in different stanzas. In the first three stanzas the last word in 3 of the lines in each stanza would rhyme. This made the poem really easy to read, and it flowed well. The last stanza however, the end of every line rhymed and the last two lines were the same. Because of the repetition in the last two lines, it made the end of the poem more powerful. The second poem "The Snow Storm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson was much longer but was only split into two stanzas. This poem was more challenging to read because it did not flow nearly as well, there was not repetition or rhyming and was more like sentence after sentence. However, the poem definitely had a lot of detail. Ralph Waldo Emerson did a really good job choosing words to describe specific scenes and lines in his poem which made it interesting to read.
Both poems we read are about snow, but are many differences between the two. In Snowstorm, the author describes snow as an art, even though it is quickly buzzing around in the air. He explains how snow is fast and frantic, but at the same time, slow and artistic. The second poem was longer; I agree with Olivia when she said that it was harder to read. It didn't flow as well as Snowstorm and took more time to read through. The fact that the man on the horse stops to take in the view of the snow falling reminds me of when I wake up and see snow slowly and silently fall to the ground.
Snow Poem Reflection The main contributor that I enjoyed about these two poems was the description. In both poems I saw an image of a snowy log cabin in the middle of winter, which was very interesting. In The Snow Storm It was a little harder to grasp. From this poem, I think that it had a more violent mood than the other poem. Lines in the poem say." The fierce artificer curves his white bastions with projected roof, round every windward stake, or tree, or door. Speeding, the myriad-handed, his wild work so fanciful, so savage nought cares he for number or proportion." This portrayed more of a tone of power and hard work. In "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" it gave more of a mood of gracefulness. Although it says, " The only other sound's the sweep of easy wind and downy flake," I still feel that it is very silent on this night. The structure of the poem, (The four stanzas) presents snow falling, quietly down from the sky. The repetition at the end of the, "And miles to go before I sleep," shows the person being mesmerized by the beautiful scene the person is seeing at that moment.
The two poems may have been both about a snow storm, but were very different. "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" was about a man who stopped at someone's house. It must have been a special view for him to stop when he still had a long way to go. The horse couldn't understand why the man had stopped, but I could picture the snow falling on the ground in the woods and maybe it reminded him of his past. "The Snow Storm" reminded me of a winter snow day. The author did a great job describing the poem because I could picture the snow storm very well. He described the snow as fast and frantic, but at the same time calm and artistic.
The two poems, "The Snow Storm," and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Day" are both descriptive poems about a snow storm. Personally, I liked "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Day" better because it was easier for me to picture and was simpler than the other one. I think that it is about a man who appreciates the snow and so he takes time out of his night to go to a forest just to watch the snow fall. I think the last stanza is maybe talking about how he knows he needs to get home and that he has miles to go but he is mesmerized by the snow and wants to stay there as long as he can.
The second poem is also about a snowstorm, though I'm a little bit more confused with the second stanza. At first I think it is about a man doing artwork on a house or some other project, but after re-reading the last line I think it is actually talking about the artwork and beauty that the snow creates after a snow storm, and how you only really appreciate the beauty of the snow after the storm is over and the sun is out.
These poems made me realize that while two poems can have the same subject, they can have drastically different moods. Even the titles can foreshadow the mood of the poem. "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is a title that flows and almost has a euphoric feeling. On the other hand, "Snow Storm" is a title that clashes and has a more violent mood.
The Poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Night" had this silence to it. While reading it all I could see were these snowy woods that had an amazing silence. "Snow Storm" had sounds, yet with this poem there was a scratching sound of freezing wind.
Although the poems are so drastically different the authors both had amazing descriptiveness. Both poems allowed me to paint of picture wether it was the peaceful "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" or the fierce "Snow Storm." "Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year" I loved this line because I could picture myself there. Both of the poems made me feel like i was in the middle of the storm or deep in the woods.
I thoroughly enjoyed both "Snowstorm" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." In "Snowstorm" I loved the beginning because it was simple and easy to picture. The second part was interesting because Ralph Waldo Emerson displayed a different interpretation of the perfection and "frolic architecture of snow." I loved the quote "A tapering turret overtops the work. And when his hours are numbered, and the world Is all his own, retiring, as he were not, Leaves, when the sun appears, astonished Art" because it perfectly depicts the way the snow is topped off and left as art. "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" was very different because it was more straightforward than "Snowstorm." I felt as though I was Robert Frost himself, sitting on a horse and soaking in the beautiful scenery even though I should continue on my long journey. Frost's poem is more realistic because it is easier to create a picture of it, while Emerson's poem is harder to picture because it is a personification and more of an abstract thought. They do have one similarity, though, which is that they both present snow as an art. In Emerson's poem, there is an artificer creating this architectural piece, while in Frost's he can't help but stare at the scenery, which is sort of like looking at a great painting.
I love how each poem is about the same topic, but each with a completely different perspective. "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening", reminded me of the peacefulness and serenity wintertime can be, but also of the deserted, placid, and uneventfulness of it . When I read the line "He will not see me stopping here/ To watch his woods fill up with snow", I immediately thought of the way properties, especially huge farms and estates, look: as if all the property lines have disappeared, and as if the whole entire land is just one big, giant, sheet of white. I think that this poem really portrayed the placid and isolated side of winter incredibly well.
"Snowstorm", on the other hand, reminded me of the violent, blizzard, civilization-blanking winter. "The line " Announced by the trumpets of the sky arrives the snow" brought images of the marshmallow-y, fluffy, wave-like avalanches on mountains. Adjectives and Metaphors that Ralph Waldo Emerson had incorporated into the the poem scream of destruction and erasing- words such as "veils", and "tumultuous". The metaphor in the beginning of the second section, "the north wind's masonry" sets the stage for what Emerson is trying to describe- what he is doing in my perspective is painting an incredibly metaphoric (and beautiful) picture of the way snow falls in a storm, the way it covers houses, buildings, and landscapes. This point became most clear in the poem's last stanza " the frolic architecture of the snow".
The two poems The Snowstorm and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, clearly, and vividly depict two snowstorms, although both authors have very different opinions about snow.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, who wrote "the Snowstorm, depicts two separate groups, the coop and the house before the storm. But the snow falls and almost like "masonry" brings the two separate groups together. He uses the Snow almost as an example of architecture matting the ground in a certain way. I pictured when Emerson noted when the sun rose in the morning how the snow was like a"piece of art"
On the other End Robert Frost's "Snowstorm" depicted a man and his horse trotting through the woods to find shelter from the coming storm. It explains his personal issues with a man from town, and how the snow is coming down while the horse complains to turn towards the man from town, due to his cabin being close, but the man on the horse resist and edges the horse to continue. This is opposite spectrum, Frost is saying if it snows people will still hate people, they will not change because the weather did. Frost ends the poem with the man and the horse riding deeper into the night, for only a few more miles. This was my favorite because it was telling a story that could have been a real experience, due to my prior knowledge of Frost, and knowing he lived in New Hampshire, and knowing the snow storms there, I can tell the horse faced heavy resistance, but Frost depicts the man as a very "high man" meaning he will not stoop or apologize or ask for help, he is almost full of himself, and it shows pride, out weather a man's spirit and common sense.
Both of these poems are celebrating the beauty of snow. In the end of the poem the Snowstorm, people are admiring the snowstorm. In the other poem the man in the woods stops in the snow to enjoy one solitary moment of the snow until he has to continue on his journey . Also in Stooping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, the narrator talks about how beautiful the woods are with the snow. He does not stay long ,though, because it says he has many more miles to go. In both of these poems the people are enjoying the snow before they must return to their normal lives.
Snow Poems Response The poems “The Snow Storm” by Ralph Waldo Emerson and “Stoping by Woods on A Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost are very alike in the sense that they are both written about the snow. Both of the poems also use repetition to emphasize a phrase like “And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep” and “... stake, or tree, or door”, “wall to wall” and “stone by stone”. The differences of these poems are the way that the snow is seen. In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem the snow is seen as a hinderance that everyone is trying to escape from. The snow is made out to be violent and nasty, driving people indoors. But in the end of the poem, after the storm stops, the snow is seen as beautiful art. In Robert Frost’s poem the man stops to admire the snow. This poem has a much softer sound to it and the image of the snow in my mind is very nice and beautiful unlike the hard snow pelting down on the earth in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem.
I overall in both of these poems, enjoyed not only the snow theme, but the idea about a refuge from the cold. it was pretty obvious that both poets were about a snowy cottage, but the ways that both poets described and depicted them was much different.
Stopping by the woods, by Robert Frost, in my view, was much easier to read, and had a calmer, more nice, and gentler tone. This was partially done by having the feelings, coming mostly from the horse. in this way, it portrays a more innocent view, on the difficult task that the main character is about to undertake. In addition to this, the scene is described in the first stanza, and it gives a short and simple definition. To watch his woods fill up with snow Out if all the descriptions in the first stanza, this in my mind, really popped. describing the snow as filling up the forest really shows how it covers everything! nothing is left without a drop of snow, filling up the forest.
The Snow Storm, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, was clearly different, from Stopping by the woods. Overall, the poem made the reader think slightly more to fully understand all of the poem, keeping the reader fully engaged. somewhat similar to the other poem, i enjoyed how Emerson used the first stanza the give the scene, which allowed the reader to focus on other things such as the cottage for the rest of the poem. Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air this excerpt, one of my favorite lines in the poem, shows how brilliantly he displays the scene, while making the reader think. Overall i enjoyed both the writing, and the detailed descriptions in both poems.
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ReplyDeleteAlthough both of these poems are about snow, they are different in many ways. In the poem “The Snowstorm” by Ralph Waldo Emerson, he describes the snow as frantic, but still artistic. He personifies the snow and makes it a “fierce artificer,” that whips around every “windward stake, or tree, or door,” and leaves “Parian wreaths” of snow on top of everything. In one of the last lines, he describes the aftermath of the storm as “astonished art” that mimic “slow structures.” Also, the way he organized the poem reflected the point he was trying to get across. The first stanza is shorter and less frantic, while the second is long and all-at-once, symbolizing the turmoil of the storm. One also gets the idea of franticness from the consonance and alliteration in the second stanza. For example, the lines, “so savage, on coop or kennel, tapering turret overtops, and slow structures, stone by stone,” are examples of alliteration representing chaos. Thus, this poem describes snow as a great and powerful force.
ReplyDeleteThe other poem, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, describes snow much differently. In the first stanza, he stops in someone else’s woods to gaze at the frost-covered woods; “he will not see me stopping here, to watch his woods fill up with snow.” A line in the next stanza gives the idea that it was winter solstice, “the darkest evening of the year.” The third stanza describes the beautiful and peaceful isolation, “the only other sound’s the sweep of easy wind and downy flake.” It changes a bit in the last stanza, when he says “the woods are lovely, dark, and deep. But I have promises to keep.” He knows the snow is stunning, and that he feels like there is nothing else there, but he still has his priorities. I also found the last line particularly interesting, and that the way he repeated, “and miles to go before I sleep.” I felt like this symbolized just how much further he had to go on his journey, and how he could not go astray because of the snow. The peacefulness of this poem was also reflected by the rhyme and rhythm Frost used. The way it flowed was almost like snowflakes falling silently. Thus, these two poems were much different ways of interpreting the same force of nature.
The two poems The Snowstorm and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, both clearly depict a winter storm. Both authors use a variety of different words and phrases to describe newly fallen snow. In Snowstorm, the author does a brilliant job showing that the snow looks like “masonry” in the way that it is formed so perfectly. This poem makes me feel like I am waking up on a snowy day, which can be considered one of the most comforting things in the world. Emerson describes this image so well, that I feel as if I were having that same sight of the beautiful snow. The other poem tells about a man riding the horse on snow-covered grounds. It is extremely interesting how the man stops because he wants to take in the view. It must be a truly amazing view, because the man still has many miles to ride, until he reaches his destination. This poem makes me imagine a breathtaking view of recently fallen snow, which I would have stopped on a long journey to gaze at. It is absolutely remarkable how these two poets can place an image in your head by using only a small amount of words.
ReplyDeleteEven though the two poems "The Swomstorm" and "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening", are both describing a winter storm, they are both very different from one and other. In the poem "The Snowstorm" the author describes the snow in many different ways and similes. This poem is written very well, as he gives details about how the storm and the way it moves outside his window. He also shows how the storm gets stronger and stronger throughout the day, and by the end the are in complete privacy. The other poem, "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" is very different. This poem is very straight forward, and comes from a different perspective. Instead of being inside and away from the snow, the man is lost in the snow. The author describes the snow getting deeper, but they must stop for they do not no where to go on. One thing that is similar about these two poems is that they both describe the feeling of being in complete seclusion. In "The Snowstorm" the author writes about not being able to see anything outside except snow (not even a house in sight). This is the same for the other poem, "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening", how the man can not his way through the familiar woods. Overall, I thought that both of these poems were very well written, and it is amazing to see the different ways a poem can be written on the same subject.
ReplyDeleteAlthough these poems are both about snow they differ quite a lot. In the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost it is split into four stanzas, all four lines long. In this poem I noticed that there was a lot of rhyming with words in different stanzas. In the first three stanzas the last word in 3 of the lines in each stanza would rhyme. This made the poem really easy to read, and it flowed well. The last stanza however, the end of every line rhymed and the last two lines were the same. Because of the repetition in the last two lines, it made the end of the poem more powerful.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem "The Snow Storm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson was much longer but was only split into two stanzas. This poem was more challenging to read because it did not flow nearly as well, there was not repetition or rhyming and was more like sentence after sentence. However, the poem definitely had a lot of detail. Ralph Waldo Emerson did a really good job choosing words to describe specific scenes and lines in his poem which made it interesting to read.
Both poems we read are about snow, but are many differences between the two. In Snowstorm, the author describes snow as an art, even though it is quickly buzzing around in the air. He explains how snow is fast and frantic, but at the same time, slow and artistic.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem was longer; I agree with Olivia when she said that it was harder to read. It didn't flow as well as Snowstorm and took more time to read through. The fact that the man on the horse stops to take in the view of the snow falling reminds me of when I wake up and see snow slowly and silently fall to the ground.
Snow Poem Reflection
ReplyDeleteThe main contributor that I enjoyed about these two poems was the description. In both poems I saw an image of a snowy log cabin in the middle of winter, which was very interesting.
In The Snow Storm It was a little harder to grasp. From this poem, I think that it had a more violent mood than the other poem. Lines in the poem say." The fierce artificer curves his white bastions with projected roof, round every windward stake, or tree, or door. Speeding, the
myriad-handed, his wild work so fanciful, so savage nought cares he for number or proportion." This portrayed more of a tone of power
and hard work.
In "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" it gave more of a mood of gracefulness. Although it says, " The only other
sound's the sweep of easy wind and downy flake," I still feel that it is very silent on this night. The structure of the poem,
(The four stanzas) presents snow falling, quietly down from the sky. The repetition at the end of the, "And miles to go before
I sleep," shows the person being mesmerized by the beautiful scene the person is seeing at that moment.
The two poems may have been both about a snow storm, but were very different. "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" was about a man who stopped at someone's house. It must have been a special view for him to stop when he still had a long way to go. The horse couldn't understand why the man had stopped, but I could picture the snow falling on the ground in the woods and maybe it reminded him of his past. "The Snow Storm" reminded me of a winter snow day. The author did a great job describing the poem because I could picture the snow storm very well. He described the snow as fast and frantic, but at the same time calm and artistic.
ReplyDeleteThe two poems, "The Snow Storm," and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Day" are both descriptive poems about a snow storm. Personally, I liked "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Day" better because it was easier for me to picture and was simpler than the other one. I think that it is about a man who appreciates the snow and so he takes time out of his night to go to a forest just to watch the snow fall. I think the last stanza is maybe talking about how he knows he needs to get home and that he has miles to go but he is mesmerized by the snow and wants to stay there as long as he can.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem is also about a snowstorm, though I'm a little bit more confused with the second stanza. At first I think it is about a man doing artwork on a house or some other project, but after re-reading the last line I think it is actually talking about the artwork and beauty that the snow creates after a snow storm, and how you only really appreciate the beauty of the snow after the storm is over and the sun is out.
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ReplyDeleteThese poems made me realize that while two poems can have the same subject, they can have drastically different moods. Even the titles can foreshadow the mood of the poem. "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is a title that flows and almost has a euphoric feeling. On the other hand, "Snow Storm" is a title that clashes and has a more violent mood.
ReplyDeleteThe Poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Night" had this silence to it. While reading it all I could see were these snowy woods that had an amazing silence. "Snow Storm" had sounds, yet with this poem there was a scratching sound of freezing wind.
Although the poems are so drastically different the authors both had amazing descriptiveness. Both poems allowed me to paint of picture wether it was the peaceful "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" or the fierce "Snow Storm." "Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year" I loved this line because I could picture myself there. Both of the poems made me feel like i was in the middle of the storm or deep in the woods.
I thoroughly enjoyed both "Snowstorm" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." In "Snowstorm" I loved the beginning because it was simple and easy to picture. The second part was interesting because Ralph Waldo Emerson displayed a different interpretation of the perfection and "frolic architecture of snow." I loved the quote "A tapering turret overtops the work. And when his hours are numbered, and the world Is all his own, retiring, as he were not, Leaves, when the sun appears, astonished Art" because it perfectly depicts the way the snow is topped off and left as art.
ReplyDelete"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" was very different because it was more straightforward than "Snowstorm." I felt as though I was Robert Frost himself, sitting on a horse and soaking in the beautiful scenery even though I should continue on my long journey. Frost's poem is more realistic because it is easier to create a picture of it, while Emerson's poem is harder to picture because it is a personification and more of an abstract thought. They do have one similarity, though, which is that they both present snow as an art. In Emerson's poem, there is an artificer creating this architectural piece, while in Frost's he can't help but stare at the scenery, which is sort of like looking at a great painting.
I love how each poem is about the same topic, but each with a completely different perspective. "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening", reminded me of the peacefulness and serenity wintertime can be, but also of the deserted, placid, and uneventfulness of it . When I read the line "He will not see me stopping here/ To watch his woods fill up with snow", I immediately thought of the way properties, especially huge farms and estates, look: as if all the property lines have disappeared, and as if the whole entire land is just one big, giant, sheet of white. I think that this poem really portrayed the placid and isolated side of winter incredibly well.
ReplyDelete"Snowstorm", on the other hand, reminded me of the violent, blizzard, civilization-blanking winter. "The line " Announced by the trumpets of the sky arrives the snow" brought images of the marshmallow-y, fluffy, wave-like avalanches on mountains. Adjectives and Metaphors that Ralph Waldo Emerson had incorporated into the the poem scream of destruction and erasing- words such as "veils", and "tumultuous". The metaphor in the beginning of the second section, "the north wind's masonry" sets the stage for what Emerson is trying to describe- what he is doing in my perspective is painting an incredibly metaphoric (and beautiful) picture of the way snow falls in a storm, the way it covers houses, buildings, and landscapes. This point became most clear in the poem's last stanza " the frolic architecture of the snow".
The two poems The Snowstorm and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, clearly, and vividly depict two snowstorms, although both authors have very different opinions about snow.
ReplyDeleteRalph Waldo Emerson, who wrote "the Snowstorm, depicts two separate groups, the coop and the house before the storm. But the snow falls and almost like "masonry" brings the two separate groups together. He uses the Snow almost as an example of architecture matting the ground in a certain way. I pictured when Emerson noted when the sun rose in the morning how the snow was like a"piece of art"
On the other End Robert Frost's "Snowstorm" depicted a man and his horse trotting through the woods to find shelter from the coming storm. It explains his personal issues with a man from town, and how the snow is coming down while the horse complains to turn towards the man from town, due to his cabin being close, but the man on the horse resist and edges the horse to continue. This is opposite spectrum, Frost is saying if it snows people will still hate people, they will not change because the weather did. Frost ends the poem with the man and the horse riding deeper into the night, for only a few more miles. This was my favorite because it was telling a story that could have been a real experience, due to my prior knowledge of Frost, and knowing he lived in New Hampshire, and knowing the snow storms there, I can tell the horse faced heavy resistance, but Frost depicts the man as a very "high man" meaning he will not stoop or apologize or ask for help, he is almost full of himself, and it shows pride, out weather a man's spirit and common sense.
Both of these poems are celebrating the beauty of snow. In the end of the poem the Snowstorm, people are admiring the snowstorm. In the other poem the man in the woods stops in the snow to enjoy one solitary moment of the snow until he has to continue on his journey . Also in Stooping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening, the narrator talks about how beautiful the woods are with the snow. He does not stay long ,though, because it says he has many more miles to go. In both of these poems the people are enjoying the snow before they must return to their normal lives.
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ReplyDeleteThe poems “The Snow Storm” by Ralph Waldo Emerson and “Stoping by Woods on A Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost are very alike in the sense that they are both written about the snow. Both of the poems also use repetition to emphasize a phrase like “And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep” and “... stake, or tree, or door”, “wall to wall” and “stone by stone”. The differences of these poems are the way that the snow is seen. In Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem the snow is seen as a hinderance that everyone is trying to escape from. The snow is made out to be violent and nasty, driving people indoors. But in the end of the poem, after the storm stops, the snow is seen as beautiful art. In Robert Frost’s poem the man stops to admire the snow. This poem has a much softer sound to it and the image of the snow in my mind is very nice and beautiful unlike the hard snow pelting down on the earth in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem.
I overall in both of these poems, enjoyed not only the snow theme, but the idea about a refuge from the cold. it was pretty obvious that both poets were about a snowy cottage, but the ways that both poets described and depicted them was much different.
ReplyDeleteStopping by the woods, by Robert Frost, in my view, was much easier to read, and had a calmer, more nice, and gentler tone. This was partially done by having the feelings, coming mostly from the horse. in this way, it portrays a more innocent view, on the difficult task that the main character is about to undertake. In addition to this, the scene is described in the first stanza, and it gives a short and simple definition.
To watch his woods fill up with snow
Out if all the descriptions in the first stanza, this in my mind, really popped. describing the snow as filling up the forest really shows how it covers everything! nothing is left without a drop of snow, filling up the forest.
The Snow Storm, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, was clearly different, from Stopping by the woods. Overall, the poem made the reader think slightly more to fully understand all of the poem, keeping the reader fully engaged. somewhat similar to the other poem, i enjoyed how Emerson used the first stanza the give the scene, which allowed the reader to focus on other things such as the cottage for the rest of the poem.
Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air
this excerpt, one of my favorite lines in the poem, shows how brilliantly he displays the scene, while making the reader think. Overall i enjoyed both the writing, and the detailed descriptions in both poems.