The presented poetry piece “DUST OF SNOW” been composed by Robert frost.
The poet has described a particular moment of his life which seems very simple
but it has a great significance. The poet has made us clear that sometimes when
one feels depressed, some little thing changes the mood.
The poem can be summarised in following ways-
State of depression:- the poet says that once he was standing under a hemlock
tree. He was feeling depressed and hopeless. Suddenly a crow shook down the dust of snow on
him.
Pleasing mood:- the little event changed the mood of the poet. His feet that it had saved
the remaining part of the day. So he decided to enjoy the life afterwards.
The poem
“dust of snow” has
been composed by Robert frost .it presents a particular moment of poet’s life.
It seems very simple but it has great significance. The poet was depressed and
hopeless. He was standing under hemlock tree. The crow shook down the “dust of snow” on him. The simple incident changed his mood.
HEMLOCK TREE= A poisonous plant with small white flowers.
Rued= Repented
Laden = loaded
with
EXPLAINATIONS
“dust of snow”:- It
means that powder of snow which has been created by the crow when it shook on
an ice laden with snow.
*A hemlock tree:- It is a poisonous tree with white flowers. It is not very
beautiful. The poet has described the because he believes that every aspect of
nature is beautiful.
Qno.1:- what is the dust of
snow? What does the poet say has changed his mood? How has the poet’s mood
changed?
ANS:-
“DUST OF SNOW” means the powder of snow which has been created by the crow when
it shook down an ice laden with snow.
The
sudden shower in the form of the dust of snow has changed his mood. The
poet becomes happy for the rest of the day.
Qno.2:- What do the ‘crow’ and ‘hemlock’ represent –joy or sorrow?
What does the Dust of snow that the crow shakes off a hemlock tree stand for?
ANS:- The crow and hemlock represent
sorrow. It shows that the poet was feeling depressed and hopeless.
The dust
of snow that the crow shakes off a hemlock tree stands for joy. The simple
incident changes his mood and he becomes happy for the rest of the day.
SOME IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS
QNO-1. “And saved some part of a day, I had rued; explain.
Ans:- The poet was
felling depressed and hopeless. So he was not in a good mood. He was standing
under a hemlock tree. Suddenly a crow shook dust of snow on him. The small and
simple incident changed his mood. He realized the fact that he was spoiling his
time and decided to enjoy the remaining part of the day.
QNO-2. Why was the poet standing under the hemlock tree?
Ans:- The poet was
depressed and hopeless. He was in a state of sorrowful mood. As he was lost in thoughts he was standing under the hemlock tree. The incident was not
pre-planned.
QNO-3. What difference do
you find between Robert frost and there nature poets?
Ans:-I find following
differences between Robert frost and other nature poets:-
Firstly all nature
poets describe the well-known beautiful things. They described the nightingale,
the cuckoo, the snow covered mountains etc. But Robert frost has described a
crow and a hemlock tree. Secondly poets make selection from natural things but
Frost feels that every object in nature
is beautiful. Such unique thought has made him different.
Read the extract
carefully and write the answers that follow:-
(a)
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree,
QNO-1. Name the poem and the poet.
QNO-2. Where was the crow sitting?
QNO3. What did the crow shake on the poet?
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(b)
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
QNO-1. Who is ‘I’ in the passage?
QNO-2. Explain “A change of mood”.
QNO-3. What did the poet say about the change of mood?
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- DUST OF SNOW
- A TIGER IN THE ZOO
- AMANDA
- LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
- TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING
- FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
- THE HUNDRED DRESSES-I
- THE HUNDRED DRESSES-II
- GLIMPSES OF INDIA
- MIJBIL THE OTTER
- MADAM RIDES THE BUS
- THE SERMON OF BENARES
- THE PROPOSAL
- FIRE AND ICE
- ANIMALS
- THE TREES
- FOG
- HOW TO TELL WILD ANIMALS
- THE BALL POEM
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