CBSE Class 10 English First Flight : Dust of Snow Summary

Here you will get summary of poem Dust of Snow in Hindi and English. Alongwith summary you will also get poetic/literary devices used in poem and hard/difficult words. Hope this helps you in your studies!

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CBSE Class 10 English First Flight : Dust of Snow Summary

    Dust of Snow Poem

    The way a crow
    Shook down on me
    The dust of snow
    From a hemlock tree

    Has given my heart
    A change of mood
    And saved some part
    Of a day I had rued.
    By Robert Frost 

    Dust of Snow Summary 

    • It is a motivating poem that tells us how our view of perceiving things changes our minds and puts a greater impact on our lives. 
    • By enjoying the simple moments of life, we can get rid of our day-to-day problems and worries. This also helps us in living a happy and healthy life.
    • In the Dust of Snow poem, the poet has mentioned a crow, snow and a hemlock tree. 
    • The crow, dust of snow and the hemlock tree describe the depressive and sorrowful mood of the poet.
    • 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.

    Dust of Snow Poem Summary in Hindi

    • यह एक प्रेरक कविता है जो हमें बताती है कि कैसे चीजों को देखने का हमारा नजरिया हमारे दिमाग को बदलता है और हमारे जीवन पर अधिक प्रभाव डालता है।
    • जीवन के सरल क्षणों का आनंद लेकर हम अपनी दिन-प्रतिदिन की समस्याओं और चिंताओं से छुटकारा पा सकते हैं। यह हमें सुखी और स्वस्थ जीवन जीने में भी मदद करता है।
    • इस कविता में, कवि ने एक कौवा, बर्फ और हेमलोक वृक्ष का उल्लेख किया है।
    • कौआ, बर्फ की धूल और हेमलॉक वृक्ष कवि के अवसादग्रस्त और दु:खद मिजाज का वर्णन करते हैं।
    • उसी पेड़ पर बैठे एक कौवे ने बर्फ की धूल यानी बर्फ के छोटे-छोटे कण जो बर्फ गिरने के बाद सतह पर रह जाते हैं, कवि पर झाड़ दिए।
    • इस सरल क्रिया ने कवि की मनोदशा बदल दी। उसने महसूस किया कि उसने अपने दिन का सिर्फ एक हिस्सा पछताने और दुःख में खो जाने में बर्बाद कर दिया था।
    • लेकिन उसके मूड में बदलाव ने उसे एहसास दिलाया कि उसे बाकी के दिन का उपयोग किसी उपयोगी गतिविधि में करना चाहिए।
    • बर्फ की धूल की हल्की बौछार से उनका दुख धुल गया। उसकी आत्मा को पुनर्जीवित किया गया और वह शेष दिन का उपयोग करने के लिए तैयार हो गया।

    Dust of Snow Poem Literary Devices

    1. Rhyme Scheme -: abab cdcd

    2. Alliteration -: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

    The instances of alliteration are as follows-

    Has given my heart
    And saved some part

    3. Inversion -: when the structure of a sentence is changed by the poet to create rhyme, this poetic license is called inversion. In stanza 1, inversion can be seen.

    4. Assonance – the prominence of a vowel sound throughout a line is called assonance. In stanza 1, line 2 – “Shook down on me” – ‘o’ sound is prominent.

    5. Enjambment -: when the same sentence continues to the next line without the use of any punctuation marks, it is called enjambment. It has been used throughout the poem.

    6. Metaphor -: this poetic device is used when a covert comparison is made between two different things or ideas. In this poem, the poet uses the device metaphor in the third line of stanza, when he compares the mass of snowflakes on the top of the hemlock tree with dust.

    Dust of Snow Poem Hard Words 

    • Dust of snow -: particles of snow
    • Hemlock tree -: a poisonous plant (tree) with small white flowers
    • Mood -: a state of mind
    • Rued -: held in regret

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