JAC Board Class 10 English Solutions First Flight Chapter 1 Dust of Snow (Poem)

ENGLISH (FIRST FLIGHT) CHAPTER 1 DUST OF SNOW

DUST OF SNOW 

BY ROBERT FROST

1. What is a 'dust of snow' ? What does the poet say that has changed his mood ? How has the poet's mood changed?

Ans : The "dust of snow" means the fine particles of snow. The sudden shower of the dust of snow from the hemlock tree changed the poet's mood. The poet's mood changed from sad to happy.

2. How does Frost present nature in this poem? The following questions may help you to think of an answer.

1. What are the birds that are usually named in poems? Do you think a crow is often mentioned in poems? What images come to your mind when you think of a crow?
2. Again, what is “a hemlock tree”? Why doesn’t the poet write about a more ‘beautiful’ tree such as a maple, or an oak, or a pine?
3. 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 ?

3. Have there been times when you felt depressed or hopeless? Have you experienced a similar moment that changed your mood that day?

Ans : Yes, everyone feels depressed or hopeless at some time. Being a human being, I am no exception. Dull and smogy days do depress me. I feel sad and hopeless. The sudden appearance of the sun brightens my spirits and my mood suddenly becomes cheerful.