Dust of snow summary | Dust of snow poem word meaning | class 10th english | first flight

DUST OF SNOW

Summary of the Poem

Dust of Snow' is a short poem describing a simple moment which has a larger significance. A crow sitting on a hemlock tree shakes off the dust of snow on the poet. This simple action changes the depressive mood of the poet. Lost in the sorrow, he has wasted a part of his day repenting but now with the change of mood, he wants to utilise the rest of the day in some useful activity

 WORD - MEANING

Dust of snow - small particles of snow

Hemlock tree - A kind of poisonous plant with medicinal qualitie

Crow - A small black skinned bird

Mood - State of mind

Saved - Kept in store

Rued - Felt sad , Held in regret

Way - kind