The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

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"The woods are lovely, dark and deep," is a celebrated opening line from Robert Frost’s poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," evoking a tranquil yet mysterious winter landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf poetic line
quotation
appearsIn "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
author Robert Frost
centuryOfOriginOfSource 20th century
containsWord dark
deep
lovely
woods
countryOfOriginOfSource United States
firstPublicationYearOfSource 1923
followsLineInPoem "Whose woods these are I think I know."
imageryType visual imagery
language English
meterOfSourcePoem iambic tetrameter
oftenInterpretedAsSymbolizing allure of escape from responsibilities
oftenQuotedIn literary criticism
popular culture
openingLineOf "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
precedesLineInPoem "But I have promises to keep,"
rhymeSchemeOfSourceStanza AABA
seasonEvoked winter
settingEvoked snowy woods
sourceFirstPublishedAsPartOf Robert Frost poetry collection
sourceFirstPublishedIn "New Hampshire"
linked to: New Hampshire
themeEvoked contemplation
nature
temptation of rest
tone mysterious
tranquil
wordCount 6
workTypeOfSource poem

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening famousLine The woods are lovely, dark and deep,