ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
1. What does the poet mean when he says that he had saved some part of the day ?
Ans: The whole day had been rather sad and gloomy for the poet.He was feeling dull and hopeless.After the falling of the dust of snow from the crow his mood changesd.So the poet says he has saved some part of the day as now for the remaining part of the day his mood got elated he felt better and was happier. .
2. How did the crow come and sit on the tree ?
Ans: All of a sudden a crow came and sat on the hemlock tree.
3. Where was the poet standing and what happened to him ?
Ans: The poet was standing under the hemlock tree where the fine dust of snow that the crow shook fell on him from above.
4. What does the poet want to convey through the poem ‘Dust of Snow’? or what is the central idea ?
Ans: In the poem‘Dust of Snow’ the poet wants us to understand the way a crow shook down dust of snow on his depressive thoughts. This action of the crow made him cheerful and brightened the remaining part of his day. So similarly the poet wants to convey to us that sometimes some simple actions can change the mood or life of a person.
5. What did the poet think of the day before the dust of snow fell on him ?
Ans: Before the fall of the dust of snow, the poet thought his day was ruined. He was in a bad mood. The day was dull and depressive for him.But the snow falling on him signalled something good and joyful. His mood changed.