the woods fill up with snow This peaceful nature attracts him He feels a deep sense of comfort It feels like the woods are calling him to rest for a while He seems tired from his journey At this moment he wants to forget all work and responsibilities This desire to stay in the woods shows the human wish for rest Sometimes people become sad and tired of life tired of duties tired of expectations They want a break from everything The speaker feels the same The beauty of the snowy woods attracts him to take a rest The Woods as a Symbol of Eternal Rest Even though the woods are beautiful they are also dark and deep The woods are lovely dark and deep No one is there No one is watching him The cold dark empty woods look like a place where someone can die The speaker s wish to stay there longer hints at a deeper feeling Maybe he is too tired and sad He wants to escape from life completely Frost uses this scene to show that sometimes people feel lost lonely or too tired to continue The Horse and the Call of Responsibility As the speaker stops and thinks the horse becomes confused The horse thinks it is strange to stop there Because it is a lonely dangerous place and there is no farmhouse nearby He says My little horse must think it queer The speaker thinks his horse is shaking the harness bells to give him a warning He says He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake The horse shakes his harness bells as if to ask whether they should move on Here the horse symbolizes the speaker s common sense It brings him back to reality It reminds him that he has responsibilities in life Duties must be completed So the horse becomes the voice of reason The Final Decision At the end of the poem the speaker remembers his responsibilities He says But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep These lines show Frost s entire vision of life Life is a difficult journey There are many promises and responsibilities that everyone must fulfill Miles to go means the life in front of the speaker Sleep means the final rest at the end of life The speaker knows that he cannot take his final rest yet He must continue In fine the poem shows that human feels conflict between the desire for rest and the duty to fulfill Frost s vision of life is clear even when we feel tired and want to stop we must continue our journey and complete our promises nbsp