Question

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. (a) What do the ‘crow' and ‘hemlock' symbolise? (b) The mood of the poet changed because___________ . (c) What does the poet mean when he says and saved some part of the day? (d) Who shook the dust of snow?

Answer 1

Answer:

a) The crow and the hemlock tree in the poem which are the two agents of nature represent the dark side of nature along with a depressive, sorrowful and bitter side

b)  inspires and gives him the idea to shake off his depressive thoughts, become cheerful and useful.

c) He means the day began with regrets and suddenly changed into happiness after the dust of snow fell on him.

d) The crow's movement

Explanation:

a) The crow and the hemlock tree represent sorrow. The dust of snow that is shaken off the hemlock tree by the crow stands for joy that Frost experiences.

b) The mood of the poet changed because the way the crow shakes down the dust of snow on the poet, inspires and gives him the idea to shake off his depressive thoughts, become cheerful and useful.

c) He means the day began with regrets and suddenly changed into happiness after the dust of snow fell on him.

d) The crow's  movement

Answer 2

Answer:

(a) The ‘crow’ symbolises ‘sorrow’ as well as the ‘hemlock’ tree symbolises

‘sorrow’.

(b) He saw a crow sitting on a hemlock tree shook off the dust of snow on him.  Thus, the falling of dust of snow changed his mood.

(c) The poet has saved some part of the day as he did not waste the time in repenting and regretting.

(d) A crow shook the dust of snow

Explanation:

‘Dust of Snow’ is a poem written by Robert Frost. It talks about how a bad day altered into a not so bad one, due to the action of a crow. It was a seemingly  disconnected occurrence that brought about a change of mood in the poet. There are so many lessons to learn from the poet. One  of them is that you can always see brightness amidst the gloom.