Роберт Фрост

STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.


Оцените игру слов, разные комбинации смысла:

downy a
1. пушистый; покрытый пухом
his chin is getting downy — его подбородок покрывается пушком
2. пуховый:
downy pillow — пуховая подушка
3. мягкий, нежный
downy sleep — лёгкий сон

flake n
1. 1) лёгкий или пушистый комок, клочок (чего-л.)
flake of snow — снежинка
flake of fire — искорка
2) pl хлопья
soap flakes — мыльная стружка
picture that is coming off in flakes — картина, с которой сыплется краска
slice the potatoes into flakes — порежьте картошку тонкими кружочками
2. 1) чешуйка
flake gold [ice] — чешуйчатое золото [-ый лёд]
flakes of scurf — перхоть
2) осколок
a flake of stone [flint] — осколок камня [кремня]
3. слой, ряд