NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Chapter 1 Dust of Snow
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Q. 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.
(i) From the following options choose the symbol that the dust of snow represents.
(ii) Choose the option that lists the possible feelings of the poet prior to the experience shared in the poem.
(1) reassured
(2) disappointed
(3) curious
(4) demotivated
(5) thankful
(6) disheartened
(7) impulsive
(a) 1, 3 and 7
(b) 2, 4, and 6
(c) 5 and 7
(d) 1 and 3
(iii) Identify the option that DOES NOT use the word ‘rue’ correctly.
(iv) Synecdoche is a poetic device that uses a part to represent the whole. E.g. That’s a great set of wheels! (Set of wheels has been used for car.) Pick an example of synecdoche from the poem.
(v) Choose the option showing the reason NOT corresponding with “… a crow /Shook down on me/ The dust of snow”
Ans. (i) (c) healing
(ii) (b) 2, 4, and 6
(iii) (d) Others finally rue the one who is dishonest and heartless.
(iv) (a) Has given my heart / A change of mood
(v) (d) The cawing of the crow hidden in the foliage.
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