CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A LETTER TO GOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why does the poet call it “dust of snow”?
A
snow particles were too tiny
B
they came over him like dust
C
they felt like dust
D
they looked like dust
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dust of snow” refers to the tiny particles of snow. The particles are so small that poet referred to them as “dust”. The poet was in an awful mood when particles of snow had fallen on him. This changed the poet’s frame of mind instantly and his day got a lot better.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dust of snow refers to fine particles of snow. While walking by a hemlock tree, a crow on the tree shook down some particles of snow on the poet and this changed his mood. He was having a bad day and was in a sad mood. The falling snow changed his mood and made him feel more uplifted.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The ‘dust of snow’ means the fine particles or flakes of snow. The sudden shower in the form of the dust of snow changed the poet’s mood.

Detailed explanation-4: -The short poem by Robert Frost throws light upon the unimaginable healing power of nature and tiny things. From a bad mood to ill-health, there is nothing that can’t be cured by nature. The author was experiencing one such bad day when a crow’s movement near a hemlock tree dusted snow upon him.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ans. The poet Robert Frost, through his poem ‘Dust of Snow’, wants to convey that the little things in life can make huge changes in our life. The simple things we do can make all the difference and brighten a person’s day.

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