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Stopping by the Woods in a Snowy Evening (in medias res)

The poem //Stopping by the Woods of Snowy Evening//, takes place in the snowy woods, and a person- which seems to be man- is riding his horse in the woods. In the first stanza, "... To watch his woods fill up with snow." (1.1-1.4) introduces the man who owns the woods, and a description of the snow piled up. The snow, the woods, the owner of the woods- these are the main words to be focused in the first stanza until the "in medias res". Until that stanza, he gave the reader an idea of how he was riding his horse in the woods since the owner of the woods was in the village that time. Then he switches the event in the middle of the poem; the third stanza: " He gives his harness bells a shake..." From the beginning of the 3rd stanza, the poet gives the reader a visual change to the description of how the horse acts if the wood is not familiar. Also, at the end, he makes the reader that the poet is indicating his family: "But I have promises to keep,". The sudden change of the action in the middle of the poem, is what is called "in media res".