Dust of Snow 1 - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Who shook down the hemlock tree?

Crow

Cuckoo

Mynah

Parrot

2.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which tree did the crow shake?

Mango

Mapple

Hemlock

Oak

3.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What fell on the poet?

Dust of snow

Dust of tree e

Dust of rain

Dust of crow

4.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

In what mood was the poet earlier?

Happy

Good

Pleasant

Sad

5.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

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

It changed this luck.

It changed his mood.

It changed this job.

It changed his colour.

6.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What was saved for the poet?

Crow

Tree

Some part of the day

Snow

7.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Who is the poet of the poem 'Dust of Snow'?

William Wordsworth

John Keats

Robert Frost

Robert Browning

8.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What had given the poet 'a change of mood'?

Sitting of crow on the tree on him

The Falling of dust of road on him

The Falling of dust of tree

The falling of dust of snow

9.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What does the poet mean when he says 'It saved some part of the day'?

The poet has saved his time as he sleeps for the entire day.

The poet has saved his job because he would not be late for his office.

The post has saved some part of his day as he would enjoy the rest of the day with his family.

The post has saved some part of the day as he did not waste the time in repenting and regretting.

10.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Why does the poet call it "dust of snow"?

snow particles were too tiny

they came over him like dust

they felt like dust

they looked like dust

11.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The poet says, "Of a day I had rued". What is the meaning of "rued"?

A) ruined

B) held in regret

C) ruled

D) conquered

12.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

A) baba cdcd

B) abab cdcd

C) abab cddc

D) abba cdcd

13.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Name the poetic device used in the line "And saved some part"

A) alliteration

B) metaphor

C) oxymoron

D) similie

14.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What does "Dust of Snow" represent?

A) healing power of nature

B) particles of snow

C) cool weather

D) none of the above

15.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The poet uses images of the crow , hemlock tree, snow in the poem. He is using the Poetic technique of

Simile

Metaphor

Enjambment

Symbolism

16.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The poet does not use Punctuation marks anywhere in the poem except the at the last. Such technique is known as

Rhyme scheme

Syllables

Literary Devices

Enjambment

17.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Name the poetic device used in the line "Has given my heart"

alliteration

metaphor

oxymoron

similie

18.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Why do you think Dust of Snow) is a highly symbolic poem?

It highlights that crows are a symbol of ill omen

It highlights very simple moments that turn into significant ones

It compels you to think whether simple things can turn into great deeds

Option B and C

19.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What was the pleasant thing that happened in a tree in the poem Dust of Snow?

A crow sat on the tree

B)Dust of snowfall on the poet changed his mood

Flowers fell on the poet’s shoulders

Fruits fell on the poet’s shoulders

20.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The hemlock tree is considered inauspicious because________

it is never a part of any rituals

it is poisonous & toxic

it grows in deserted places

None of the above

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