Questions

Why does the horse shake its harness bells according to the poet?

Questions › Why does the horse shake its harness bells according to the poet?
0 Vote Up Vote Down
prerna kumari asked 2 years ago

In Robert Frost’s poem ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ why does the horse shake its harness bells? What does it signify?

Question Tags:
1 Answers
0 Vote Up Vote Down
Jayanta Kumar Maity Staff answered 2 years ago

According to the poet, the horse shakes his harness bells to ask if there is some mistakes in stopping by the woods in that snowy evening. It indicates that it was a regular journey for them but they never stopped there before that day.

Submit an Answer