Question

It’s not what we look at that matters, it’s what we see. Elaborate with reference to the poem ‘Dust of Snow’.

Answer 1

Answer:

In this poem the poet wants to change the mindset of the people with a misconception of anything being a sign of unfortunate, by spreading a positive vibe about the thing.

Answer 2

• In the poem “Dust of Snow” by William Carlos Williams, there is a line that says, “It is said that the snow is white, but only on the mountains… and that it is white only when and where the sun is not shining.”      
• In this line, Williams refers to the snow on the mountains as being white, but he does not say that the snow is white only on the mountains.
• This meaning is suggested by the fact that Williams is not saying that the snow is white on the mountains “when and where the sun is not shining."
• This suggests that the snow can be white on the mountains even when the sun is shining.      
• This is just one of many possible meanings.        
• The poem is full of ambiguities, but Williams is trying to say something specific, and he does so by using ambiguity.

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