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(iii) What do the ‘crow’ and ‘hemlock’ represent — joy or

sorrow? What does the dust of snow that the crow shakes

off a hemlock tree stand for?

•Crow and the hemlock tree represent sorrow.

•Frost has used both the negative creatures (crow and the

hemlock tree) as the carriers of positivism and strength that

transformed his day for the better.

•Ironical
• I r o n i c a l

•By not using birds like sparrow and nightingale and trees

like maple, oak or a pine, the poet has tried to break down

all the preconceived notions we have about certain agents

of nature.

•Thus, the crow sitting and a hemlock tree together made

his day better.

•The dust of snow stands for joy.