CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -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. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer. The crow was sitting on the branch of hemlock tree which was covered with dusts of snow. The movement of the crow led to the movement of the branch and the dust of snow fall on the poet which changed the mood of the poet.

Detailed explanation-3: -This “dust of snow” changed the poet’s mood. The poet’s mood changed from that of dismay to joy. He was holding the day in regret when this dust of snow fell on him and this simple little thing brought him some joy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans The poet was going somewhere in a snowy morning. He was upset. All the trees were covered with snow dust. A crow sitting on a hemlock tree shook the tree in such a way that some dust of snow fell on the poet.

Detailed explanation-5: -A crow, sitting on the same tree, shook off the dust of snow, small particles of snow that remained on the surface after the snowfall, on the poet. This simple action changed the poet’s mood. He realised that he had just wasted a part of his day repenting and being lost in sorrow.