Figures of Speech in Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost s - poem is like a beautiful painting made of words It describes a peaceful winter evening The poet uses many figures of speech to make the poem magical and meaningful These figures of speech bring life and beauty to the poem Alliteration Alliteration is when the same sound is repeated in nearby words In this poem Frost uses it in phrases like His house and watch his woods This creates a musical effect Personification The poet gives human qualities to the horse The horse is described as thinking it is queer to stop and as shaking its bells to ask questions This makes the scene more alive Imagery Imagery means using words to create pictures in the reader s mind Frost paints a picture of snow-covered woods a frozen lake and a quiet evening It helps