what do the crow and hemlock represent joy or sorrow ?what does the dust of snow that the crow shakes off a hemlock tree stand for?
Answers
The crow and hemlock represent sorrow. It shows that the poet is feeling depressed and hopeless. The dust of snow that the crow shakes off a hemlock tree stands for joy. The simple incident changes his mood and he becomes happy for the rest of the day.
"The crow and hemlock tree represent sadness and sorrow noticed by the poet in this materialistic world. The dust of snow is the sign of common joy and energy"
Explanation:
In this tale, the narrator is talking about a winter's season when all the treetops were shielded with snow crystal. The narrator was walking under one snow-covered tree. This tree was known as Hemlock tree. The hemlock tree is actually associated with poison and toxicity as a poison named Hemlock is also made. Thus, this tree cannot be connected with anything positive.
However, a crow came and sat down on this tree immediately, and because of this unexpected motion, the mass of snowflakes from the top fell down on the poet like rain. The snowflakes were so thin and small that the poet thought they looked like white and spotless dust particles. This shower of snowflakes from the hemlock tree is clearly the subject matter of this poem, since it affected the poet in some way.