"stopping by the woods on a snowy evening" by robert frost whose woods these are i think i know. his house is in the village though; he will not see me stopping here to watch his woods fill up with snow. my little horse must think it queer to stop without a farmhouse near between the woods and frozen lake the darkest evening of the year. he gives his harness bells a shake to ask if there is some mistake. the only other sound’s the sweep of easy wind and downy flake. the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but i have promises to keep, and miles to go before i sleep. and miles to go before i sleep. source: frost, robert. “stopping by the woods on a snowy evening.” 1923. the poetry of robert frost. ed. edward connery lathem. new york: henry holt and company, 1979. 224. print how does frost create a peaceful mood in the poem? he uses a consistent rhyme scheme and the same number of syllables in each line. his diction consists of words with positive connotations, excluding words that have a negative connotations. he uses alliteration in every stanza except the last. he uses free verse in order to make each line unpredictable.