X Poetry Worksheet (Robert Frost)

Class X English Literature Worksheet
‘Dust of Snow’ and ‘Fire and Ice’ - Poems by Robert Frost
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Q.1. Answer the following questions with Reference to the Context.
A) The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
i) The rhyme scheme of the poem is: (a) aabb (b) abab (c) abba (d) abca
ii) The poetic device running throughout these lines is:

(a) personification (b) alliteration (c) enjambment (d) simile
iii) Identify and explain the use of the poetic device evident in line 3.
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B) Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I rued.
i) Which of the following best depicts the change mentioned in line 2?

a) Happyexcited b) Gloomyremorseful c) Regretfulpleasant d) PainJoy
ii) Why did the poet’s mood change?
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iii) It is clear that synecdoche has been used in the first line. Explain how.
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Q.2. Answer the following questions with Reference to the Context.

A) Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
But if it had to perish twice

I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
(i) What does ‘desire’ symbolize in the given lines? _______________________________________
(ii) Identify the antonym of the word ‘hold’ as used in the first stanza (drop/support/fall/defy)
(iii) Why does the poet call ice ‘great’?

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(v) Name the poetic device that runs throughout the poem.
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(vi) The rhyme scheme of the poem is: (a) abaa cdcdc (b) abba cbbde
(c) aabb ccdde (d) abba ccdde
(v) The poetic device used in ‘favour fire’ is the same as the one used in:
(a) angry wind (b) orange orchard (c) plump deer pass (d) fiery wings
(vi) The poetic devices used in the first two lines are:
1. Personification 2. Alliteration 3. Repetition 4. Anaphora 5. Biblical Allusion
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 and 5
SAMPLE LONG ANSWER:

Q.1. Discuss the irony and symbolism evident in the two poems of Robert Frost.
Ans.1. Poems – Dust of Snow Poet – Robert Frost

Fire and Ice
Each element of nature has the power to usher change. This is evident in the symbolism used in Robert
Frost’s poems – ‘Dust of Snow’ and ‘Fire and Ice’.
In the poem ‘Dust of Snow’, the poet’s day instantly brightens when a crow brushes dust-like snowflakes
onto his shoulder from a hemlock tree. Usually, associated with death and decay, the crow and the hemlock,
indicators of doom are ironically represented as the carriers of happiness in the life of the narrator.
On the other hand, fire which provides warmth and ice which may remind one of beautiful ice-capped
mountains, have been used as symbols of negative human traits i.e. greed and hatred, which will end our
way of life if we do not change ourselves. The use of positive natural elements as indicators of doom as well
as the association of positive words such as ‘great’ and ‘suffice’ with destruction is ironical.
Thus, through irony and symbolism, both poems establish nature’s supremacy and power to cure or inspire
towards betterment. It is indeed true that:
Nature is the best healer and teacher.
Attempt the following question in 120-150 words in your notebook.

Q.2. How can fire and ice lead to our doom? What should human beings do to avoid this fate?

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‘Dust of Snow’ and ‘Fire and Ice’ - Poems by Robert Frost

ii) The poetic device running throughout these lines is:

i) Which of the following best depicts the change mentioned in line 2?

ii) Why did the poet’s mood change?

Q.2. Answer the following questions with Reference to the Context.

But if it had to perish twice

(i) What does ‘desire’ symbolize in the given lines? _______________________________________

(iii) Why does the poet call ice ‘great’?

(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 and 5

SAMPLE LONG ANSWER:

Ans.1. Poems – Dust of Snow Poet – Robert Frost

Nature is the best healer and teacher.

Attempt the following question in 120-150 words in your notebook.

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