“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost, on the surface appears to be a simple poem illustrating the monologue of a tired traveler passing through the woods on a winter evening capturing the scenery of his journey and realizing he still has quite a bit of travel ahead of him before he can rest. The simplicity of this poem is evident, but upon closer examination there is enormous complexity implied in the wording of Frost's poem. His words are of two minds where Frost uses simple objects to connote implicit metaphors and uses these objects to make further comparisons throughout the piece. The simplicity and contrasting complexity of this poem are first evident in its form. The poem consists of four four-line stanzas which are all iambic and contain four stressed syllables. Each stanza is structured almost identically, with the exception of the final stanza. The first, second, and fourth lines rhyme, while the last word of the third line establishes the rhyme scheme for the first, second, and fourth lines of the next stanza. The rhyme scheme and sound of the poem seem simplistic at first glance, but Frost's achievement in creating a poem with this method is intricate and difficult as the rhythm flows effortlessly and nothing appears to be a forced rhyme. The idea of ​​contrast can be further discovered throughout Frost's poem as it is analyzed in the first stanza. In the first stanza the most evident contrast between nature and civilization is made. The speaker of the poem is passing through the woods on the darkest evening of the year. He is enchanted by the darkness and beauty of the woods while traveling and stops his horse-drawn sleigh to watch the snow fall and admire this spectacle. The first stanza connotes… middle of the paper… thow or when taken a step further it can indicate much deeper meanings. The contrast between simplicity and complexity is evident in each stanza through the use of ordinary visible objects, sounds, and images to represent something much greater even to the speaker and the audience. In an interview, when questioned about hidden meanings in his poetry, Frost responded, "If I had wanted you to know, I would have told you in the poem" (Keiller). His intention is to allow readers to speculate for themselves about the true implications. of his poetry. Works Cited Frost, Robert “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” An introduction to poetry. 01 May 2012. .