Dust of Snow (Poem) - Quiz
[कक्षा 10th - अचूक बैच - Dust of Snow - MERIT YARD]
Question 1 / 40Who is the poet of 'Dust of Snow'?
A) Robert Frost
B) Leslie Norris
C) Robin Klein
D) Walt Whitman
Question 2 / 40What fell on the poet?
A) Rain drops
B) A leaf
C) Dust of snow
D) Hailstones
Question 3 / 40Where was the crow sitting?
A) On a pine tree
B) On a hemlock tree
C) On a banyan tree
D) On a wall
Question 4 / 40What does the 'Hemlock Tree' represent?
A) Happiness
B) Sorrow and Bad Omen
C) Celebration
D) Longevity
Question 5 / 40What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
A) aabb cccd
B) abab cdcd
C) abba cddc
D) abcd abcd
Question 6 / 40How did the dust of snow affect the poet?
A) It made him angry
B) It changed his mood
C) It made him cold
D) It made him sleepy
Question 7 / 40What was the poet's mood before the incident?
A) Happy
B) Excited
C) Sad / Depressive
D) Energetic
Question 8 / 40What does the 'Crow' symbolize in the poem?
A) Good luck
B) Dark, depressive, and doom
C) Freedom
D) Wisdom
Question 9 / 40What does 'Dust of Snow' stand for?
A) Dirt
B) Sand
C) Fine particles of snow
D) Ashes
Question 10 / 40"Has given my heart / A change of mood". Which poetic device is used here?
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Enjambment
D) Oxymoron
Question 11 / 40What did the poet save?
A) Some part of the day
B) Some money
C) A bird
D) The tree
Question 12 / 40What does the word 'Rued' mean?
A) Ruined
B) Enjoyed
C) Held in regret
D) Ruled
Question 13 / 40Why does the poet call the snow 'dust'?
A) It was dirty
B) Because the particles were very tiny
C) It was brown
D) It felt like sand
Question 14 / 40What is the irony in the poem?
A) It was a sunny day
B) The poet died
C) Negative symbols (crow, hemlock) brought joy
D) The crow sang
Question 15 / 40Which season is depicted in the poem?
A) Summer
B) Winter
C) Monsoon
D) Autumn
Question 16 / 40What does the poet want to convey through the poem?
A) Snow is cold
B) Little things can bring big changes
C) Crows are bad
D) Don't stand under trees
Question 17 / 40Identify the poetic device in "Saved Some".
A) Simile
B) Alliteration
C) Metaphor
D) Personification
Question 18 / 40A 'Hemlock Tree' is a ________ plant.
A) Medicinal
B) Poisonous
C) Fruit-bearing
D) Decoration
Question 19 / 40Who shook the dust of snow?
A) The wind
B) The crow
C) The poet
D) A squirrel
Question 20 / 40What would have happened if the snow hadn't fallen?
A) The poet would have gone home
B) He would have regretted the rest of the day
C) He would have slept
D) Nothing
Question 21 / 40The crow and hemlock tree are usually associated with:
A) Joy
B) Life
C) Sorrow / Doom
D) Victory
Question 22 / 40"And saved some part". What is 'part' referring to?
A) Part of the tree
B) Part of the day
C) Part of the snow
D) Part of his life
Question 23 / 40Where was the poet standing?
A) Under a Banyan tree
B) Under a Hemlock tree
C) On a mountain
D) In a room
Question 24 / 40What uplifted the poet's mood?
A) A song
B) A friend
C) Falling of snow on his shoulder
D) Coffee
Question 25 / 40Which word in the poem rhymes with 'crow'?
A) Mood
B) Heart
C) Snow
D) Way
Question 26 / 40Which word in the poem rhymes with 'me'?
A) Tree
B) Way
C) Crow
D) Mood
Question 27 / 40What does the poet choose instead of traditional beautiful trees (like Maple/Oak)?
A) Banyan
B) Neem
C) Hemlock
D) Pine
Question 28 / 40The poet's reaction to the snow shows that he loves:
A) Cities
B) Animals
C) Nature
D) Winter sports
Question 29 / 40In "Has given my heart", which poetic device is used?
A) Simile
B) Alliteration (H sound)
C) Metaphor
D) Repetition
Question 30 / 40Why did the poet 'rue' the day earlier?
A) He lost money
B) He was sick
C) Reason not mentioned (he was just sad)
D) It was raining
Question 31 / 40What movement of the crow caused the snow to fall?
A) Flying away
B) Landing
C) Shaking the branch
D) Not specified (Shook down on me)
Question 32 / 40The poem 'Dust of Snow' is composed of how many stanzas?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
Question 33 / 40What does the poet decide to do with the rest of the day?
A) Sleep
B) Waste it
C) Utilize it / Be happy
D) Cry
Question 34 / 40The poem shows a contrast between:
A) Fire and Ice
B) Dark symbols and Bright effect
C) Life and Death
D) Man and Animal
Question 35 / 40"Of a day I had rued". The tense used here is:
A) Simple Past
B) Present Perfect
C) Past Perfect
D) Future
Question 36 / 40Does the poet follow a regular rhyme scheme?
A) Yes (abab cdcd)
B) No (Free verse)
C) Only in first stanza
D) None
Question 37 / 40The snow dust fell on the poet's ______.
A) Head
B) Hand
C) Face
D) Body/Shoulder (implied "on me")
Question 38 / 40Robert Frost is an ______ poet.
A) Indian
B) American
C) British
D) Australian
Question 39 / 40What is the central idea of the poem?
A) Nature is cruel
B) Crows are annoying
C) Even small things in nature can heal us
D) Winter is bad
Question 40 / 40The poem presents nature in a ________ manner.
A) Conventional
B) Unconventional (using negative symbols positively)
C) Scary
D) Boring