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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening:

In the poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost, the readers can clearly see an element of short fiction: microcosm. Microcosm is a "small world" that represents the tension outside in the real world. Although the speaker in the poem does not talk about microcosm directly through the lines, we can infer that the lovey woods filled with snow is the actual microcosm. There are numerous reasons and evidences why the woods is the microcosm. First of all, in the lines "To ask if there is some mistake, The only other sound's the sweep", we can tell that even the horse thinks its "queer" that the woods is so silent and quiet, which gives us a general understanding that the world outside is very loud, chaotic, turbulent. Another evidence is when the speaker says "The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep.". These lines not only show the speaker's responsibility in the real world, it also shows that the speaker is reluctant to leave the woods because it is so beautiful, tranquil and silent. The speaker's unwillingness to leave the woods shows the readers that the speaker is reluctant to go back to the world outside which is filled with hardships and responsibilities. Thus, although the woods don't really seem like a microcosm, through evidences and lines by the speaker, we can clearly see that the woods serve as the microcosm that represents the tensions in the real world.