Dust Of Snow By Robert Frost - Summary and Question answers

 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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FOR OTHER CHAPTERS VISIT THE LINK BELOW

• A LETTER TO GOD
• 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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