❄️ Dust of Snow

About the Poem

📖 Poem Notes

Robert Frost — A crow shakes snow from a hemlock tree onto the poet. This small, simple moment changes his mood — from despair to joy. Message: Small, unexpected natural events can transform our day and save us from regret. Hemlock tree symbolises death; crow seen as bad omen — yet together they create a positive change (irony).

🔑 Key Points

  • Learn the central theme and message for exam
  • Note any literary devices: metaphor, personification, irony, symbolism
  • The poem is from the First Flight textbook