Dust of Snow

• Dust of Snow is a small but impactful poem by Robert Frost
• Dust of Snow


  The poet was in a sorrowful mood and was sitting under a hemlock tree in the winter season. A crow shook down the dust of snow from the tree, which changed the poet's mood and made him realize he should utilize the remaining day in a better way.
• The poet witnessed bad omens like a hemlock tree and a crow


  But he chose to bring up positive change and move on
• A small gesture from nature made the poet realize how beautiful life can be if we know how to cherish it
• Bad omens don't necessarily have to have a bad effect on you
• The poet's Melancholy and sadness gets washed away by the light shower of snow dust, and his heart is filled with happiness
• The poet gets ready to spend the rest of the day in a better way
• A crow sitting on a hemlock tree shook the tree in such a way that some dust of snow fell on the poet
• The dust of snow falling on the poet


  Changed his mood from dismay to joy
• The poet was holding the day in regret when the dust of snow fell on him
• The simple little thing of the dust of snow falling on the poet brought him some joy
• Dust of Snow


  Fine particles of snow
• The crow and the hemlock tree represent sorrow
• The dust of snow that is shaken off the hemlock tree by the crow stands for joy that Robert Frost experiences
• Robert Frost has used an unconventional tree (hemlock) and bird (crow) in order to contrast them with joy in the form of snow