Question

The way a crow

Shook down on me The dust of snow.

From a hemlock tree.

a) What happened when the crow shook the tree?

b) To whom does the word ’me’ refer?

c) What do the crow and the hemlock symbolise?

d) Which poetic device is used in the second line? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) The 'crow' symbolises 'joy' and the 'hemlock' tree symbolises 'sorrow'. (b) He saw a crow sitting on a hemlock tree shook off the dust of snow on him. Thus, the falling of dust of snow changed his mood.