In this way, the woods equate death with an exclusive commitment to aesthetic value. Then he might linger on to watch the woods, their interior, their darkness and depth, which is lovely, and which thus suggests the peacefulness of death. The speaker might not leave this extraordinarily aesthetic beauty, had he no ‘promises to keep and no miles’ to go.
The word ‘but’ in the second line enforces this symbolism. The woods symbolize beauty in general, of aesthetic value. There are some other implications in this stanza. The Symbolic Interpretation of the Fourth StanzaĪs Leonard Unger and William Van O’Connor point out the words are unusually lovely, but the speaker must eventually be about his business and attend to his responsibilities. But the same line is repeated, and is transformed into symbols.
The primary meaning is : I have a long way to go before I get to bed tonight. And miles to go sleep– According to John Ciardi, the last two repetitive lines have a symbolic significance.
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