Through critical analysis of this short prose in the archetypal perspective, one can firmly establish the mood and the tone found in Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening. Examination of key types of archetypal categories, namely, character and situation types, as well as Symbols and associations can lead to a conclusion of the mood and tonal effects of this poem. The poem is of a simple structure, and is written in first person narration, and includes no character names, which leads us to look at the main character's nature.

The main character is a nameless man, who with his horse, wanders into a snowy forest. He is an outcast, as he finds comfort in being alone, "The woods are lovely, dark and deep..." this shows how he finds tranquility in the empty woods. Another reference to his reclusiveness, is near the end of the poem, "And miles to go before I sleep." For a second time, we see how he is outcasted from others. His indication of still being alone

Thus, these archetypes can all be related together to set the mood of the poem. The mood is very soft, much like the main character, who shows no ill regard to being alone in the dark woods. It is comforting, as seen through the man's feelings for the woods. They bring comfort to him, and allow him to question his meaning in life. The archetypes displayed can brought together to coincide the moods of comfort and the soft tone found in this poem.

The theme of death and rebirth is highlighted through the use of certain symbols. Darkness plays a predominant role in the poem. The man was walking in the woods on, "the darkest evening of the year." This darkness not only describes the beginning of winter, but also the dead and dreariness of the thick blanketed forest. The darkness proves not to be evil though, as most reference to darkness is. Instead, "The woods are lovely, dark and deep." The man admires the quality of the woods, as he finds tranquility in the darkness. The dark image of the woods hides the dead image that the forest is given in

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Approximate Word count = 711
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)