Class X : Poems : Unit-1 Dust Of Snow & Fire And Ice

🌿 Poem 1: Dust of Snow 

Comprehension & Theme-Based Questions

1. Who is the poet of the poem Dust of Snow?

a) William Wordsworth

b) Robert Frost

c) W.B. Yeats

d) John Keats

→ b) Robert Frost

2. What does the “dust of snow” refer to?

a) Pollution

b) Snowflakes falling from the tree

c) Dust in the air

d) Dirt on the ground

→ b) Snowflakes falling from the tree

3. Which bird shook down the dust of snow?

a) Crow

b) Sparrow

c) Pigeon

d) Parrot

→ a) Crow

4. Which tree is mentioned in the poem?

a) Maple

b) Pine

c) Hemlock

d) Oak

→ c) Hemlock

5. The poet’s mood before the incident was —

a) Cheerful

b) Sad and gloomy

c) Angry

d) Relaxed

→ b) Sad and gloomy

6. How did the poet’s mood change after the incident?

a) Became worse

b) Became joyful

c) Remained the same

d) Became more anxious

→ b) Became joyful

7. What does the crow symbolize?

a) Beauty and joy

b) Omen of death

c) Sadness that leads to realization

d) Anger

→ c) Sadness that leads to realization

8. The fall of snow on the poet is a symbol of —

a) Depression

b) Purity and transformation

c) Darkness

d) Cold-heartedness

→ b) Purity and transformation

9. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

a) abab cdcd

b) abcb

c) aabb

d) abba

→ b) abcb

10. What had the poet “rued” that day?

a) His lost time

b) His wrong decisions

c) His dull mood

d) His wasted day

→ d) His wasted day

Poetic Devices & Tone

11. Identify the figure of speech in “dust of snow.”

a) Alliteration

b) Metaphor

c) Symbolism

d) Irony

→ c) Symbolism

12. The mood of the poem shifts from —

a) Joy to grief

b) Gloom to cheerfulness

c) Anger to calm

d) Confusion to clarity

→ b) Gloom to cheerfulness

13. The tone of the poem is —

a) Bitter and regretful

b) Optimistic and reflective

c) Mocking

d) Satirical

→ b) Optimistic and reflective

14. “The way a crow shook down on me” shows —

a) Annoyance

b) Surprise

c) Fright

d) Disgust

→ b) Surprise

15. The poem conveys the message that —

a) Small things can bring big changes

b) Nature is cruel

c) People are unpredictable

d) Life is meaningless

→ a) Small things can bring big changes

16. What does the snow falling symbolize?

a) Cleansing of mind

b) Passing time

c) Sadness

d) Confusion

→ a) Cleansing of mind

17. Which emotion does the poet experience at the end?

a) Joy

b) Regret

c) Anger

d) Guilt

→ a) Joy

18. The word “shook” creates which image?

a) Calmness

b) Action and movement

c) Stillness

d) Fear

→ b) Action and movement

19. The “hemlock tree” is associated with —

a) Death or poison

b) Love

c) Prosperity

d) Beauty

→ a) Death or poison

20. The poet’s change of heart shows —

a) Power of nature

b) Power of human greed

c) Futility of life

d) Hopelessness

→ a) Power of nature

Vocabulary & Grammar Round

21. What is the meaning of “rued”?

a) Regretted

b) Remembered

c) Rejoiced

d) Recovered

→ a) Regretted

22. Choose the synonym of “dust.”

a) Dirt

b) Fine particles

c) Ash

d) Snowflakes

→ d) Snowflakes

23. “Dust of Snow” is a poem about —

a) Nature and renewal

b) Pain and loss

c) Love and beauty

d) Time and death

→ a) Nature and renewal

24. The crow indirectly helped the poet by —

a) Attacking him

b) Breaking a branch

c) Changing his mood

d) Warning of danger

→ c) Changing his mood

25. The poem ends on a note of —

a) Regret

b) Realization

c) Fear

d) Confusion

→ b) Realization

🔥 Poem 2: Fire and Ice 

Comprehension & Theme-Based Questions

26. Who is the poet of Fire and Ice?

a) Walt Whitman

b) Robert Frost

c) Sylvia Plath

d) Rudyard Kipling

→ b) Robert Frost

27. What does ‘fire’ symbolize in the poem?

a) Greed and desire

b) Hope

c) Anger

d) Passion only

→ a) Greed and desire

28. What does ‘ice’ symbolize?

a) Love and kindness

b) Hatred and indifference

c) Power and strength

d) Calmness

→ b) Hatred and indifference

29. What is the main theme of the poem?

a) Love and friendship

b) Nature and rebirth

c) Destructive power of human emotions

d) Political rivalry

→ c) Destructive power of human emotions

30. The poem discusses —

a) How the world began

b) How the world will end

c) The beauty of fire and ice

d) The balance of nature

→ b) How the world will end

31. What are the two possibilities of the world’s end according to the poet?

a) Wind and water

b) Fire and ice

c) Love and hate

d) Anger and joy

→ b) Fire and ice

32. The tone of the poem is —

a) Playful and humorous

b) Calm and thoughtful

c) Cold and ironic

d) Romantic and gentle

→ c) Cold and ironic

33. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

a) aabbccdd

b) abaabcc

c) abcb

d) abba

→ b) abaabcc

34. The mood of the poem can be described as —

a) Optimistic

b) Philosophical and reflective

c) Angry

d) Melancholic

→ b) Philosophical and reflective

35. Which human quality does the poet connect to “fire”?

a) Passion

b) Greed

c) Desire

d) All of these

→ d) All of these

Tone, Imagery, and Poetic Devices

36. Which poetic device is used in “Some say the world will end in fire”?

a) Personification

b) Alliteration

c) Imagery

d) Irony

→ c) Imagery

37. Which figure of speech dominates the poem?

a) Symbolism

b) Simile

c) Metaphor

d) Both (a) and (c)

→ d) Both (a) and (c)

38. The contrast between fire and ice creates —

a) Sarcasm

b) Balance

c) Irony

d) Conflict

→ d) Conflict

39. The poet’s attitude towards destruction is —

a) Fearful

b) Accepting and contemplative

c) Avoidant

d) Mocking

→ b) Accepting and contemplative

40. “I think I know enough of hate” shows —

a) Poet’s experience of human emotions

b) His scientific knowledge

c) His imagination only

d) His indifference

→ a) Poet’s experience of human emotions

Interpretation & Vocabulary

41. The poem’s main idea warns against —

a) Natural disasters

b) Emotional extremes

c) Social inequality

d) Science and technology

→ b) Emotional extremes

42. What does “ice” stand for metaphorically?

a) Anger

b) Hatred

c) Passion

d) Ignorance

→ b) Hatred

43. The line “I hold with those who favour fire” means the poet —

a) Supports warmth

b) Believes desire can destroy

c) Thinks fire is better than ice

d) Feels cold emotions

→ b) Believes desire can destroy

44. What is the mood of the last two lines?

a) Acceptance with irony

b) Hopeful and positive

c) Angry and sad

d) Uncertain

→ a) Acceptance with irony

45. The poem reflects which modern concern?

a) Climate change

b) Emotional imbalance and self-destruction

c) War and politics

d) Industrialization

→ b) Emotional imbalance and self-destruction

46. The tone of the poet is both —

a) Sarcastic and bitter

b) Calm and detached

c) Reflective and ironic

d) Aggressive and angry

→ c) Reflective and ironic

47. “To say that for destruction ice is also great” implies —

a) Fire is weak

b) Ice can destroy too

c) Coldness cannot harm

d) Destruction is imaginary

→ b) Ice can destroy too

48. The poem “Fire and Ice” was written after —

a) A volcanic eruption

b) World War I

c) A personal loss

d) The Great Depression

→ b) World War I

49. The poem is short yet powerful because —

a) It uses vivid contrasts and deep meaning

b) It has simple words only

c) It is musical

d) It tells a story

→ a) It uses vivid contrasts and deep meaning

50. The central message of the poem is —

a) Love conquers all

b) Destructive emotions will end humanity

c) Nature controls fate

d) Science rules the world

→ b) Destructive emotions will end humanity

Poem : Mood : Tone

Dust of Snow From gloomy → cheerful Optimistic, reflective

Fire and Ice Thoughtful, serious Ironic, philosophical.