Dust of Snow MCQs | Class 10 English First Flight Poem Quiz with Answers & Leaderboard

What does "dust of snow" symbolize?

The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

Identify the option that DOES NOT use the word ‘rue’ correctly.

What is the poet’s mood before the crow shakes the dust of snow?

Choose the option showing the reason NOT corresponding with “… a crow / Shook down on me / The dust of snow”.

Synecdoche is a poetic device that uses a part to represent the whole. E.g. That’s a great set of wheels! (Set of wheels has been used for the car.)

Pick an example of synecdoche from the poem.

The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

Choose the option that lists the possible feelings of the poet prior to the experience shared in the poem.

1. reassured
2. disappointed
3. curious
4. demotivated
5. thankful
6. disheartened
7. impulsive

What message does the poem convey?

In the poem Dust of Snow, which negative symbols have been used to create a positive effect?

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem "Dust of Snow"?

What does the crow symbolize in the poem?

What poetic device is used in “Has given my heart / A change of mood”?

Who is the poet of the poem "Dust of Snow"?

The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

Of the many symbols the hemlock tree represents, choose the one that Frost drew upon in all likelihood, for this poem.

Symbol of