Question

1.
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Who is the speaker?
(ii) How do you think the crow shook down the dust of snow?
(iii) What is the speaker emphasizing on these words?
(iv) What do these words tell about the setting of the moment presented by the poet?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The crow shook down a dust of snow by tapping a branch
2. The speaker is emphasizing on these words because he wasted his day but only the core has saved it.
3. the words tell us that it was an unlucky day because there was a hemlock tree and a crow. symbolising no luck