Q1: What did the crow shakedown on the poet?
Ans: He shook down snow on the poet.
Q2: How did the dust of snow affect the poet?
Ans: It changed the poet’s mood.
Q3: Who is the poet of the poem ‘Dust of Snow’?
Ans: The poet of this poem is ‘Robert Frost’.
Q4: What type of poem is this?
Ans: Highly symbolic
Q5: Where is the poet standing?
Ans: Beneath a hemlock tree.
Q6: In what mood was the poet before falling of snow on him
Ans: He was in an unpleasant mood.
Q7: What does he think he has lost?
Ans: The rest of the day
Q8: Where was the crow sitting?
Ans: The crow was sitting in a hemlock tree.
Q8: What falls on the poet?
Ans: Dust of snow
Q9: What is the meaning of dust of snow?
Ans: Particles of snow
Q10: What is the meaning of rue?
Ans: Feel sad about
Q11: What type of plant is ‘a hemlock tree’?
Ans: It is a poisonous plant with small white flowers.
Hemlock TreeQ12: What did the poet think of the day before the fall of the dust of snow on him?
Ans: The poet thought unhappiness of the day before the fall of the dust of snow on him. But after the incident, he started to look at the surroundings.
Q13: What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
Ans: abab
Q14: What is the meaning of shake?
Ans: Quake
Q15: What is the meaning of way?
Ans: Path
Q16: Use the word ‘ mood ‘ in a sentence.
Ans: His mood is not good today
Q17: What is the meaning of save?
Ans: Rescue
Q18: What does the dust of snow stand for?
Ans: It stands for a positive change in mood and hope.
Q19: What does the poet present via a hemlock tree and a crow?
Ans: He shows that even unpleasant things in nature can bring joy.
Q20: What was the effect of dust of snow on the poet?
Ans: It changed his mood