Dust of Snow

Dust of Snow Hindi Explanation

The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

जिस तरीके से एक कौवा ने एक धतूरे के वृक्ष को हिलाया, बर्फ का कण मुझ पर अर्थात कवि पर गिर पड़ा।

Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

इससे कवि की मनोदशा बदल गई और उसने बचे हुए दिन के भाग को पश्चाताप में गुजारने से बचा लिया अर्थात् वह दिन के बचे हुए भाग में वह प्रसन्न रहा।

Stanza for Comprehension

• Read the following stanzas and Answer the questions based on them:

1. The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

Answer the Following Questions:

1. Where was the poet standing ?

Ans. The poet was standing under a Hemlock tree.

2. Who was sitting on the tree?
Ans. Crow was sitting on the tree.

3. Where does the particles of snow fell?
Ans. The particles of snow fell on the poet.

4. Under which tree was the poet standing?
Ans. Poet was standing under a Hemlock tree.

2. Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

• Answer the Following Questions:

1. Did the poet remain happy during the rest of the day?
Ans. Yes, the poet remained happy during the rest of the day.

2. Which particles did the crow shake down?

Ans. The crow shook down the particles of snow.

3. By whom the poem ‘Dust of Snow’ is composed by?
Ans. The poem “Dust of Snow” is composed by Robert Frost.

4. Here T stands for the:
(a) tree (b) crow
(c) poet (b) a

Language Study (MCQS)

1. Who shook down the Hemlock tree?
(a) Crow (b) Cuckoo
(c) Mynah (d) Parrot

2. What fell on the poet?
(a) Dust of tree (b) Dust of Snow
(c) Dust of food (d) Dust of crow

3. In what mood was the poet earlier?
(a) Pleasant (b ) Happy
(c) Sad (d) Good

4. What was the effect of the fall of the dust of snow on the poet?
(a) Changed his mood (b) Changed his luck

5. What was saved for the poet?
(a) Crow (b) Snow
(c) Tree (d) Some part of the day

6. The poet says, “of a day, I had rued”, what is the meaning of ‘rued’?

(a) Ruined (b) Held in regret
(c) Ruled (d) Conquered

7. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

(a) Baba cdcd (b ) abab, cd cd
(c) abab cddc (d) abba cdcd

8. Name the poetic device used in the line ‘And Saved Some Part.”
(a) Alliteration (b) Metaphor
(c) Oxymoron (d) Simile

9. What does ‘Dust of Snow’ represent?
(a) Healing power of nature (b) Particles of snow
(c) Cool weather (d) None of the above

10. The crow and Hemlock tree symbolize-

(a) Sorrow (b) Happiness
(c) Celebration (d) Death