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Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 1

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

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.

Q. 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 cars.) Pick an example of synecdoche from the poem.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 1
The phrase ‘has given my heart’ indicates the change of mood from sorrow or disappointment to love or care.
Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 2

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

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.

Q. 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

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 2
The poet was upset or saddened (disappointed), discouraged (demotivated) and dismayed and dejected (disheartened).
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Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 3

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
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.
Q. What figure of speech has been used in the line ‘And saved some part’?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 3

Correct option is C. Alliteration

Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 4

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

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.

Q. Identify the option that DOES NOT use the word ‘rue’ correctly.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 4

Explanation:

  • The word "rue" means to regret or feel sorrow for something. The first three sentences use the word "rue" correctly, as they refer to someone regretting a decision or action.
  • However, in the fourth sentence, the usage is incorrect because "rue" is being used as if it means to disdain or dislike someone, which is not the correct meaning of the word.
Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 5

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

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.

Q. Choose the option showing the reason NOT corresponding with “... a crow/ Shook down on me / The dust of snow”.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 5
The dust of snow will upon the poet when the crow makes some movement like lands on a branch of a tree, shivers due to cold or readjusts its position on the branch. The mere cawing of a crow does not make any movement and will not correspond with “...a crow / Shook down on me / The dust of snow”.
Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 6

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Has given my heart

A change of mood

And saved some part

Of a day I had rued.

Q. Which word is the synonym of ‘feel remorse’ or ‘regret’ as used in the stanza?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 6

‘Change’ means modify,

‘Rued’ means regret or sorrow, ‘Mood’ is an emotion and ‘Saved’ means preserved.

Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 7

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Has given my heart

A change of mood

And saved some part

Of a day I had rued.

Q. Under which tree was the poet sitting?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 7
The poet was sitting under a hemlock tree when the dust of snow fell on him.
Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 8

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Has given my heart

A change of mood

And saved some part

Of a day I had rued.

Q. What was the effect of the fall of the dust of snow on the poet?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 8
When the dust of snow fell on the shoulder of the poet, it suddenly changed the mood of the poet to full of hope and motivation, not to waste the rest of the day over a petty moment of sorrow.
Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 9

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Has given my heart

A change of mood

And saved some part

Of a day I had rued.

Q. What was saved for the poet?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 9
The poet had already wasted a part of his day grieving over a moment of sorrow, but after the incident in the poem, he got motivated not to waste the rest of the day. So, some part of the day was saved for the poet.
Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 10

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Has given my heart

A change of mood

And saved some part

Of a day I had rued.

Q. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Dust of Snow- 2 - Question 10
The first and third lines rhyme (heart and part) and the second and four lines rhyme (mood and rued). So, the rhyme scheme is abab.
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