Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening By Robert Frost
About the Author
Robert Frost (1874-1963) was one of America’s most popular 20th-century poets. For much of
his life, he lived on a farm in New Hampshire and wrote poems about farm life and the New
England landscape. He wrote “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” in 1922, and he
described it as his favorite work, calling it his “best bid for remembrance.”
1 Whose woods these are I think I know,
2 His house is in the village though;
3 He will not see me stopping here
4 To watch his woods fill up with snow.
5 My little horse must think it queer
6 To stop without a farmhouse near
7 Between the woods and frozen lake
8 The darkest evening of the year.
9 He gives his harness bells a shake
10 To ask if there is some mistake.
11 The only other sound’s the sweep
12 Of easy wind and downy flake.
13 The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
14 But I have promises to keep,
15 And miles to go before I sleep,
16 And miles to go before I sleep.

This other story
The Substitute by Bailey Sebastian
1 When Laila walked into math class on Thursday, the room was
in an uproar. Although the students usually took their seats
immediately and opened their books quietly, today they were
gathered in groups, chatting loudly, and laughing.
2 Laila stopped just inside the doorway, but then quickly spotted
the reason for the change. Instead of Ms. Vasquez, a rather short,
older gentleman with glasses perched crookedly on his nose
stood at the front of the class. Laila did a double-take—the man
was her neighbor, Mr. Marrero! She and her family had gone to
pay their respects after his wife had passed away last year, and
she remembered him telling an amazing story about surviving an
emergency landing during a transcontinental flight.
3 “Hey, Laila, wasn’t Teen Idol awesome last night?” yelled Jason.
4 “Y-yeah,” stammered Laila. Jason didn’t usually talk to Laila.
The popular kids just wrote her off as “that quiet girl.”
5 Laila bit her lip; she wanted to keep talking, but she felt bad for
Mr. Marrero, and she was embarrassed by her class’s behavior.
Without realizing it, Laila reached over and flicked the light
switch, just like Ms. Vasquez did when the class was unruly.
6 Suddenly silent, every classmate turned to stare at her, and
Laila’s cheeks burned bright red. But then she smiled at the
substitute and said, “Hello, Mr. Marrero—”
7 Mr. Marrero focused, and then recognition dawned and he
responded, “Oh, my neighbor . . . Laila, right?”
8 Laila heard someone snicker and knew it was time to
blend back in or help Mr. Marrero. She took a deep breath.
“Mr. Marrero, will you tell us about the time you were
on a jet that crash-landed in the ocean?”
9 Thirty mouths gaped open, and sixty eyes looked with
curiosity at Mr. Marrero, soon to be their new favorite substitute.
TEST QUESTION
Part B: Select the way in which this figurative language impacts the poem’s meaning. (RL.2.5)
Group of answer choices

It gives a hint about the woods' owner.

It helps compare the house to the village.

It creates a peaceful tone of wonder.

It emphasizes the importance of the words that are connected.