Serious Depressions In Robert Frost's A Dust Of Snow
Robert Frost, in his poem “A Dust of Snow,” reveals that surprising moments can pull us out of serious depressions. He establishes this idea first by using the symbolic meaning of crow to create unhappiness and darkness; second, by the diction of the word snow which would normally mean a slow accumulation, but in this poem, this man’s life has slowly come to the point where everything is bad for him; third, by the connotative use the hemlock tree which is a poisonous tree, but it is used to stirrup some good in the person’s situation; fourth, by ironically saying that the crow saved him and renewed hope and life to him; lastly, by the use of diction with the word rued which means regret, but in this poem, the crow stopped the man from doing
something that he would regret later on. The structure of this poem can be classified as a description of dark symbolism in the first stanza (crow, dust), rhythm shifts on the fourth line with “hemlock tree,” and then it shifts to positive symbolism in the second stanza (saved, change, rued). The speaker of the poem can first be described as ominous and dark because of the negative use of words, and then it shifts to a more light tone, but yet you can still feel a sense of remorse.
something that he would regret later on. The structure of this poem can be classified as a description of dark symbolism in the first stanza (crow, dust), rhythm shifts on the fourth line with “hemlock tree,” and then it shifts to positive symbolism in the second stanza (saved, change, rued). The speaker of the poem can first be described as ominous and dark because of the negative use of words, and then it shifts to a more light tone, but yet you can still feel a sense of remorse.