CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

DUST OF SNOW

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the main literary device the poet employed in the poem Dust of Snow?
A
Simile
B
Personification
C
Symbolism
D
Imagery
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Synecdoche-The poet has mentioned that his heart was given a change of mood but its not only his heart but his entire self who has been given a change of mood by the dust of snow.

Detailed explanation-2: -The dust of snow that the crow shakes off is meant to represent joy and hope. The poet uses “negative” symbols such as the crow and hemlock tree to convey the idea that we can find joy even in seemingly dark things.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dust of Snow Literary Devices / Poetic Devices inversion – when the structure of a sentence is changed by the poet to create rhyme, this poetic license is called inversion. In stanza 1, inversion can be seen. assonance – the prominence of a vowel sound throughout a line is called assonance.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: Alliteration, allusion, antithesis, assonance, consonance, hyperbole, imagery, inversion, enjambment, refrain, rhyme, repetition, simile, oxymoron, metaphor, personification, transfer epithet, etc. are examples of literary devices that can be utilized in the poetry.

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