First Flight - Dust of Snow (Q and A)
CBSE Class 10 - English
Poet: Robert Frost
Q1: Write the summary of the poem?
Answer:
⑴ The author was having a terrible day and was in a bad mood. He was standing near a hemlock tree which was poisonous.
⑵ A crow which must have perched upon the snow laden hemlock tree happened to sprinkle some snow dust on him.
⑶ The falling of the snow on his head lifted his mood instantly and his sad and depressive mood changed into an elated one due to the crow and the hemlock tree.
Q2: Write the theme of the poem.
Answer:
⑴ Nature has healing and curing power.
⑵ Small events in a person’s life can have a larger significance.
⑶ One should hope for the best even in the worst situations.