POEM - 1 Dust of Snow BY - Robert Frost

POEM - 1 Dust of Snow LESSON-1 Mp3

 

1 - The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow

From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood

And saved some part Of a day I had rued.

1. Who is the poet of the above poem?

    (a)Carolyn Wells (b) Robin Klein (c) Robert Frost

2. Where was the crow?    

    (a) on hemlock tree (b) on banyan tree (c) on peepal tree

3. The poet’s mood got changed, when_____

    (a) he falls asleep (b) dust of snow falls on him (c) he starts talking

4. The crow and Hemlock tree symbolize ____

    (a) sorrow (b) happiness (c) celebration

Ans. 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-a,

OPTIONAL - 

1. Who is the poet of the poem ‘Dust of Snow’?

    (a) Robert Frost (b)Ogden Nash (c)Walt Whitman (d) W.B. Yeats

2. What did the cow shake on the poet?

    (a)dust of soil (b)dust of snow (c) dust of tree (d) dust of ash

3. The dust of snow affected the poet by ____

    (a) making him superior (b)making him energetic

    (c) changing his mood (d) none of these

4. Where was the crow sitting?

    (a) on a banyan tree (b)on a neem tree

    (c) on a pine tree (d) on a hemlock tree

5. What has the poet saved in the poem “Dust of Snow”?

    (a) some part of the day (b)some books (c)some stories (d) some money

Ans. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d, 5-a,

QUESTIONS - 

1. What is a 'dust of snow'?

    Ans. The 'dust of snow' means the fine particles or flakes of snow.

2. What does the poet say has changed his mood? or

How has the poet's mood changed?

    Ans. The sudden shower in the form of the dust of snow changed the poet's mood from sad to happy.

3. How does Frost present nature in the poem ‘Dust of Snow’?

    Ans. The dust of snow that the poet experiences stands for joy and an unconventional tree and bird present contrast with it.

4. What do the 'crow' and the '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 tree represent sorrow and depression. The dust of snow is the sign of natural joy and energy.