Explanation Of The Poem From Snowbound

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Explanation Of The Poem From Snowbound

Explanation of the poem from Snowbound

The main theme of Snowbound is that no-matter what happens, family will be there to help and comfort. This theme is demonstrated widely throughout the poem and even more so in the last stanza of this excerpt. Another, less prominent, theme of Snowbound is the meaning and involvement of God in the lives of people.

The first stanza describes the moment before the storm. �A chill no coat, however stout, Of homespun stuff could quite shut out,� This stanza begins to set up the obstacle that the family must overcome. When Emerson describes the storm as �less than treat� and then goes on about the intense cold it brings he also is describing God. God is caring and loving but he is also vengeful and just.

The second stanza is about the family preparing for the storm. �Meanwhile we did our nightly chores,� suggests that they were perfectly calm together, everyone knew what to do and they did it.

The third stanza is describing the snowstorm beginning; �Unwarmed by any sunset light The gray day darkened into night�

The forth stanza tells of how the outside looked after two straight days of snow; � And, when the second morning shone, We looked upon a world unknown,�

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