POEM 1 /DUST OF SNOW/ROBERT FROST
SUMMARY
‘Dust of Snow’ is a beautiful short poem, written by Robert Frost. This poem tells that even a simple moment has a large impact and significance. The poet has mentioned crow and hemlock tree in this poem. Crow signifies his depressive and sorrowful mood and hemlock tree is a poisonous tree. Both of these signify that the poet was not in a good mood and so he describes the dark, depressive and bitter side of nature to present his similar mood. In such a sad, depressive mood, the poet was sitting under a hemlock tree. A crow, sitting on the same tree, shook off the dust of snow i.e., small particles of snow that remain on the surface after the snowfall, on the poet. This simple action changed the poet’s mood. He realized that he had just wasted a part of his day repenting and being lost in sorrow. But the change in his mood made him realize that he should utilize the rest of the day in some useful activity. His sorrow was washed away by the light shower of snow dust. His spirit was revived and he got ready to utilize the rest of the day constructively.
Q1. Q. 1. In the poem ‘Dust of Snow’, how does the poet’s mood get changed? [Compt. Set 1, 2, 3, 2018]
ANS: While sitting under a tree, dust of snow falls on the poet. This seemingly upsetting incident changed the mood of the poet. He realized that he had just wasted a part of his day repenting, rather he could have utilized the same in doing some productive activity.
Q. 2. What is the underlying message for us in our hectic life with reference to the poem, ‘Dust of Snow’? [Board TermI, 2016-17,]
Ans. With reference to the poem ‘Dust of Snow’, the underlying message for us in our hectic life is that we should enjoy nature to the utmost and we should have a positive outlook even towards simple acts because they can lead to the learning of greater lessons of enjoying life.
Q3. Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follow:
The way a crow Shook down on me
The dust of snow From a hemlock tree
(a) Name the poet.
(b) How has the dust of snow affected the poet?
(c) Pick out the phrase from the stanza that means the same as ‘ice’.
(d) What is the rhyming scheme in the stanza?
Ans : (a) Robert Frost
(b) It has changed his mood.
(c) The dust of snow
(d) ab ab
Q4. Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follow:
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
(a) What type of mood was the poet in?
(b) How did the poet’s mood change?
(c) Which word in the stanza means regret?
(d) What is the rhyming scheme of the poem?
Ans: (a) Sad mood
(b) The rest of his day was saved.
(c) rued
(d) ab ab
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