What is a downy flake?

Q. What is a downy flake?

‘Downy flake’ is the soft feathery small pieces of snow falling from the sky. In the context of the poem, it symbolizes that the place is very quiet. The sounds of the downy flake and the easy winds are the only audible sounds where the speaker has stopped.

Q. What does the only other sound’s the sweep of easy wind and downy flake mean?

4. English+3. This preview shows page 3 – 4 out of 4 pages. The literal meaning in the lines “The only other sound’s the sweep/ Of easy wind and downy flake” is that it is almost completely silent except for the snow falling. The snow and the wind are the only sounds that the traveler hears.

Table of Contents

Q. What is a downy flake?
Q. What does the only other sound’s the sweep of easy wind and downy flake mean?
Q. What other sounds are heard in the woods of night?
Q. Why will the owner of the woods not be able to see the speaker Stopping by the Woods?
Q. Why is the otter not afraid of man?
Q. Why is the keeper mentioned in the poem?
Q. Why does the poet say there was once a road through the woods?
Q. What can someone hear if they enter the woods on a summer evening?
Q. Why would anyone never know of the road?
Q. What would one see in the woods on a late summer evening?
Q. What does the poet find in the woods?
Q. Why did the speaker say the badgers roll at ease?
Q. Do you think the narrator is happy or sad about the road through the woods having disappeared give reasons?
Q. Where might the road have led Why do you think it became disused?
Q. What message is the poet conveying through the poem the way through the woods draw a parallel between man’s actions nature’s reaction to them?
Q. Who can see where the road ran?
Q. Why don t the otters fear people in these woods?

Q. What other sounds are heard in the woods of night?

Amorous foxes, rutting deer, screeching owls and even hungry hedgehogs can all add to the cacophony of spooky night time sounds.

Q. Why will the owner of the woods not be able to see the speaker Stopping by the Woods?

Answer: The owner of the wood does not knew that the speaker had stopped in his forest because it was a snowy evening and he would not come here to see that his woods are filled up with snow.

Q. Why is the otter not afraid of man?

The Otter is not afraid/scared of men due to the fact that rarely anyone ever enters the woods. Very few men/people enter the woods. Explanation: In this story, “The Way Through the Woods by Rudyard Kipling “, the Otter lives in the woods and the poem works around the plot as to how changes occur in the woods.

Q. Why is the keeper mentioned in the poem?

Answer: The keeper is able to see the secret interactions of animals and exist among them freely. Kipling’s speaker concludes the poem my describing all the things that one might see if they were to enter the woods at night.

Q. Why does the poet say there was once a road through the woods?

If one was to come upon this place now, unaware of the history, they would not know that there was “once a road through the woods.” Nature has taken back the area that humans had claimed. Trees have been planted and grown up around the path, helping to obscure what was left of the path.

Q. What can someone hear if they enter the woods on a summer evening?

Answer: They can hear the leaves fluttering in the winds , chirps of birds , blowing sound of wind , and grasshoppers song.

Q. Why would anyone never know of the road?

Explanation:No one would know of the road because the weather and rain have covered it. The road in the woods is now covered with coppice, heath and anemones. The animals present in the woods are otter, horse and badgers. The rider is probably the keeper as he is definite about the road.

Q. What would one see in the woods on a late summer evening?

Answer: The whistles of the otter can be heard on late summer evening. The otter can be seen calling his mate. Also, the horse’s feet tapping, the swish of the skirt, can be heard.

Q. What does the poet find in the woods?

Answer. The poet finds the peaceful and sufferingless life in the woods.

Q. Why did the speaker say the badgers roll at ease?

In the next lines the speaker refers to the “keeper.” This person is likely the one in charge of monitory the area. Their position allows them to see the “badgers roll[ing] at ease.” The animals are comfortable with this person. They feel as if they are able to continue on with their lives.

Q. Do you think the narrator is happy or sad about the road through the woods having disappeared give reasons?

Answer:No the narrator is not happy. Explanation:He is not happy as he used to use the road.

Q. Where might the road have led Why do you think it became disused?

Where might the road have led? why do you think it became disused? The road might have led to some place out of the woods, where gallant soldiers and maidens mingled, a place above the earth where unfulfilled wishes took definite shape. The road became disused because it was shut seventy years ago.

Q. What message is the poet conveying through the poem the way through the woods draw a parallel between man’s actions nature’s reaction to them?

It shows that the nature has power over human beings. This poem tells us that how much and how it is powerful over human beings. There are many places in world that are very beautiful and created by nature itself.