1. Find the words from the Chapters as given in brackets which give the same meaning as
given below:
1. Hostage (Chapter 3)
2. Cruel treatment(Chapter3)
3. Unorganised (Poem 2)
4. Trembling (Chapter 2)
5. Usual (Poem I)
6. Carelessly (Chapter 1)
class 8
subject English honeydew
Answers
Chapter - 1 (Dust of Snow)
Ques: What is a “dust of snow”? What does the poet say has changed his mood? How has the poet’s mood changed?
Answer: The ‘dust of snow’ means the fine particles or flakes of snow. The sudden shower in the form of the dust of snow changed the poet’s mood. The poet’s mood changed from sad to happy. He felt refreshed and wanted to enjoy the rest of the day.
Ques: How does Frost present nature in this poem? The following questions may help you to think of an answer.
What are the birds that are usually named in poems? Do you think crow is often mentioned in poems? What images come to your mind when you think of a crow?
Again, what is ‘a hemlock tree’? Why doesn’t the poet write about more ‘beautiful’ tree such as a maple, or an oak, or a pine?
What do the ‘crow’ and ‘hemlock’ represent-joy or sorrow? What does the dust of snow that the crow shakes off a hemlock tree stand for?
Answer: Frost presents nature in a very different manner in the poem,
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Explanation:
1) An undertaking or remark that is regarded as unwise.
2)Flakes of Snow.
3) without organic structure
4) Shake or Shaking
5) Daily work or routine work
6) Not paying enough attention to