CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The poem Dust of Snow is written by Robert Frost. In this poem, the hemlock tree is considered inauspicious as it is poisonous and toxic. The crow has also been used by the poet as a symbol of inauspicious things because it is fearsome and survives on eating bad things and is scary.

Detailed explanation-2: -Typically, the ‘crow’ and ‘hemlock’ represent something negative and inauspicious. They are symbols of sorrow.

Detailed explanation-3: -A hemlock tree is a tree known to be associated with something negative and poisonous. The poet does not write about a more ‘beautiful’ tree because he probably wanted to suggest that something considered inauspicious doesn’t necessarily mean something bad.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hemlock tree is a coniferous tree. It signifies the poison and toxicity.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hemlock is eternally deadly, or is a proverb to express “you will cause my death.” Churchyard Beetles (Blaps mortisaga) are also called “the Announcer of the Dead” and were regarded as the forerunners of coming disaster.