is a symbol of life, winter is known as the season that symbolizes death. When something is described as dark, it can easily be interpreted as dying. Death is prevalent throughout the whole poem and the speaker is choosing between it and life. “Sleep” seems so easy and so wonderful to the speaker, but in reality he realizes that he does not deserve it yet. He believes that it is something he has to work for, and once he has completed what he is destined to, he will be given his reward.Frost displays the speaker’s love for the woods as he says they are “lovely, dark and deep.” The combination of these three words have such an effect on the reader, because when put together they suggest something so beautiful in a peculiar way. It is rare for something to be “dark” and “lovely” at the same time, but through the speaker’s eyes one can see that it is simply a rare splendor. Even though the other world holds a vast beauty that is so hard to turn on, the speaker realizes the importance of life and gains the strength to do what is right for him.Frost clearly demonstrates how the speaker is somewhat reluctant to going on with life as the speaker says, “the woods are lovely, dark and deep.” The speaker is showing his love and longing for this other world, but he knows what he has to do and impresses the reader when he says, “but.” One then learns that this man is going on with his life. In the last two lines of the poem the speaker explains his reasoning. He says, “And miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.” The repetition of this line suggests that there are two meanings to his point. Frost has the speaker say it the first time to imply that he simply has a long way to go before he gets home. When the speaker says it a second time, the line takes on a completely different meaning, one that has more depth and isn’t so liter...
