Question

1. How does Frost present nature in this poem? The following questions ma
help you to think of an answer.
(i) 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?
(ii) 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?
(iii) 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?
3. Have there been times when you felt depressed or hopeless? Have you
experienced a similar moment that changed your mood that day?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Frost has presented nature in quite an unconventional manner. While in other nature poems we come across birds such as nightingales or sparrows, Frost has used a crow in this poem. A crow can be associated with something dark, black, and foreboding.