They are described as ""lovely, dark, and deep"" (Frost, line 13) and are a sight enjoyed by the man in the poem. They have a legitimate literal meaning, that of being a real forest towards which man looks. When viewed from a symbolic point of view, however, they can be seen as a symbol of peace, death and solitude. This is achieved by the three adjectives, lovely, dark and deep. The fact that it is the darkest evening of the year and that it is snowing helps to intensify these images. The sleepy and dreamlike atmosphere of the line “Of easy wind and downy flake” (Line 12) also gives the sensation of wanting to stop and