Juxtaposition In Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening

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Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” is a beautiful and intriguing piece that uses juxtaposition throughout this poem by placing positive and negative diction together. This poem is often thought of as a metaphor for death, which is easily understood given the somewhat somber diction. The line “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep.” (Frost 234) is a perfect illustration of Frosts’ use of juxtaposition. The word “lovely” works to change the reader’s perception of the woods from something to be weary of to something inviting. The use of a positive connotation in that line changed the entire tone and conflicts the way the reader feels about stopping, much like the speaker.

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