Question

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noise
The sound rises clearly above the sound (16) of the traffic and the hawkers' cries. He played (17)
slow (18) meditatively, without excessive (19) display. He does not shut on (20) his ward.

Answer 1

Answer:

The poet says that once he was in a sad, depressive mood and was sitting under a hemlock tree. A crow, sitting on the same tree, shook off the dust of snow i.e., small particles of snow that remain on the surface after the snowfall, on the poet. This simple action changed the poet’s mood. He realized that he had just wasted a part of his day repenting and being lost in sorrow. But the change in his mood made him realize that he should utilize the rest of the day in some useful activity. His sorrow was washed away by the light shower of snow dust. His spirit was revived and he got ready to utilize the rest of the day.

Answer 2

Answer:

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noise

The sound rises clearly above the sound (16) of the traffic and the hawkers' cries. He played (17)

slow (18) meditatively, without excessive (19) display. He does not shut on (20) his ward.