explanation:
the poet is upset and sitting under the hemlock tree. suddenly a crow sitting on the tree shakes the tree and the fine particles of snow from tree falls on the poet. the soft and cold touch of snow changes the poet’s mood from sad to happy. he starts feeling soothed and refresh. in way a simple moment proves to be very significant and saves rest of the day of poet from being wasted and held in regret.
the black crow is commonly a symbol of death and fear.
since the crow is not associated with goodness, it is ironic that in poem, it is doing a good deed by shaking off the snow.
robert frost didn’t choose to use an oak, maple or pine tree. no, instead he chose the hemlock tree is usually associated with poison and toxicity. anyway, the beautiful snow that adorns the poisonous hemlock tree’s branches is shaken off by a scary crow.
robert frost uses the elements of the fearsome crow and poisonous hemlock tree to do good – shake the , pure snow off the branches. good act lifts the suicidal person’s spirits causing to change mind about killing . the small act causes the man to have an enlightened insight.
we have a poisonous hemlock tree covered in pure, snow and a man who is depressed, planning to kill and walking under the tree. at that precise moment, the black crow of death shakes the pure, good snow onto the man. all that goodness the man to change mind about killing . instead, he decides to live, forget the regret and sorrow to enable healing.
the poem, dust of snow by robert frost, reiterates that the little in life can make huge changes in our future. it also shows that if we can take the hard times of life in stride, eventually will happen to change our situation into happier times. the simple we do for others can make all the difference. just about those random acts of kindness we do and how much brighten a person’s day and sometimes change their future.
noticing and appreciating all the small in life will make our life happier. it will also cause us to have a spirit that is willing to change and therefore succeed.