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    The poem "Dust of Snow" by Robert Frost is about how a small act of nature can lift one's spirits. The poet is feeling down until a crow shakes dust of snow from a hemlock tree onto him. The falling snow instantly makes the poet happier, reminding him that his problems are small and he should not waste the day in a bad mood. Through this small encounter with nature, the poet's soul is healed and his perspective is changed for the better.

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    The poem "Dust of Snow" by Robert Frost is about how a small act of nature can lift one's spirits. The poet is feeling down until a crow shakes dust of snow from a hemlock tree onto him. The falling snow instantly makes the poet happier, reminding him that his problems are small and he should not waste the day in a bad mood. Through this small encounter with nature, the poet's soul is healed and his perspective is changed for the better.

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    The poem "Dust of Snow" by Robert Frost is about how a small act of nature can lift one's spirits. The poet is feeling down until a crow shakes dust of snow from a hemlock tree onto him. The falling snow instantly makes the poet happier, reminding him that his problems are small and he should not waste the day in a bad mood. Through this small encounter with nature, the poet's soul is healed and his perspective is changed for the better.

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    Dust of Snow

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    The poem "Dust of Snow" by Robert Frost is about how a small act of nature can lift one's spirits. The poet is feeling down until a crow shakes dust of snow from a hemlock tree onto him. The falling snow instantly makes the poet happier, reminding him that his problems are small and he should not waste the day in a bad mood. Through this small encounter with nature, the poet's soul is healed and his perspective is changed for the better.

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    DUST OF SNOW By Robert Frost

    Presentation By Aaditya Pratap


    This Presentation Contains
    ◦ About the Author
    ◦ Summary of the poem
    ◦ Theme of the poem
    ◦ Literary Devices used in the poem
    About The Author : Robert Frost
    ◦ Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an
    American poet. His work was initially published in England before it
    was published in the United States.
    ◦  Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of
    American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings
    from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to
    examine complex social and philosophical themes.
    ◦ Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime and is the only poet
    to receive four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry.
    ◦ He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic
    works.
    Summary Of The Dust of Snow
    ◦ The poem dust of snow tells us about the curative power of nature. It shows that nature has the cure for
    everything whether it is a bad mood or illness.
    ◦ The poet is going through one such bad day when a crow suddenly shook down on him dust of snow from a
    hemlock tree.
    ◦ The snow instantly makes him happier. The nature made him realize that his problems are petty and he
    should not waste his day like this.
    ◦ The crow usually symbolizes bad omen. Since the crow is not related to goodwill, it is ironic that in this
    poem he did an honest deed by shaking off the snow.
    ◦ The poet chose the hemlock tree which is related to poison and toxicity. The alluring snow that adorns the
    poisonous hemlock tree’s branches is shaken off by a scary crow.
    ◦ The crow throws the snow on the poet. The feel of snow changes his mood. He decides to forget the
    regrets of his life and follow the path of healing of his inner soul.
    ◦ The poem conveys the message of positivity. It tells us that if we take things positively in life, situations do
    change for better.
    ◦ The poem teaches us that every small act in life can illuminate our soul and motivate us to do better.
    Theme of The dust of snow
    ◦ Through the poem Dust of Snow, Robert Frost is trying to shatter all the believes that humans
    have about the things that they consider ill.
    ◦ He tells this through the example of a crow that is considered as a bad omen and signifier of
    darkness and gloominess.
    ◦  He also tries to put forward the view that sometimes even small things or incidents in life have
    big impact on us.
    ◦  The poet wants the readers to learn from the crow and shake off all the miseries and sadness
    in the same way. Such small imagery which are present around us have a lot to teach us.
    ◦ These images can change the mood of the people as they did to the poet in the poem.
    Literary Devices in the poem
    These are the following literary devices in the poem:

     Rhyming Scheme - The rhyming scheme of this poem is ‘abad cdcd’


    Imagery - Poet used symbols like crow, snow and the hemlock tree, which signify sorrow and
    death. But, the snow which felt on him, changed his mood completely.
    Symbolism - The dust of snow is the symbol of natural joy and energy. The dust of snow that
    the crow shakes off a hemlock tree means passing through the sad and depressing
    moments, the poet is entering the time full of joy and optimism.
    Assonance - The prominence of a vowel sound throughout a line is called assonance. In stanza
    1, line 2 – ‘shook down on me’ – ‘O’ is coming again and again.
    Alliteration - Alliteration is used in the lines ‘Has given my heart’ and ‘And saved some part’, as
    same consonants are used repeatedly in those lines.
    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.

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