Question

The way a crow…From a hemlock tree
(i) Why is the use of a ‘crow’ and ‘hemlock’ tree in poetry unconventional?
(ii) Identify and explain the poetic device used in ‘dust of snow’
(iii) Which literary technique has been used throughout these lines?
(iv) Identify two instances of assonance from the given lines.

Answer 1

Answer:

The crow and the hemlock tree from the poem “Dust of Snow” by Robert Frost represent the unlucky aspects of nature.

The crow shakes of the snow from the hemlock tree and this falls on the poet which changes his mood.

Thus, the poet wants to clear these superstitions that crows and hemlock trees are very unlucky things for people