Dust of Snow by Robert Frost
Poet has rued all his day and was not in a good mood, depresses and sorrowful. He was roaming
around a hemlock tree and a crow came, shook down fine particles of snow that were collected on
tree and this has given the poet’s heart a change of mood and hence he became happy and relaxed.
Nature has a power to heal us.
Some part of the day became pleasant.
Fire and Ice by Robert Frost
There are two theories believed by people in the world that would lead to the destruction of the
world.
He compares fire with Human desire. He finds himself very much familiar with the concept of desire
as he very well understands it.
Ice is compared to hatred by the poet. He says he is also familiar with hatred and knows what kind of
danger can arise from hatred.
This poem is a metaphor for two emotions Desire and hatred.
Hence according to the poet both these emotions should be controlled and be in limits otherwise it
would lead to the destruction of the world.
The Tiger in the Zoo by Leslie Norris
The poem contrasts the tiger in the zoo to the tiger in its natural habitat.
The paws of tiger are soft like velvet which produce no sound while moving in the limited space of
the cage in the zoo.
The tiger is silent but in rage or anger.
The tiger in cage is the victim of human cruelty.
Lurking in shadow: hiding secretly to attack on its prey which was the plump dear.
Snarling around the houses at the edge of the forest: Making angry sound while showing his white
fangs and claws.
Concrete cell: cement made cage in the zoo
He listens the last voice of the patrolling cars of the zoo authorities at night.
How to tell Wild Animals by Carolyn Wells
The poem tells us how to identify different wild animals also the poem shows us fifferent
dangerous aspects of different wild animals.
In the jungles of east ----- large and tawny or yellowish brown beast ---- Roars at you ----- Asiatic
lion
A noble wild beast, noble is used because tiger always kills its prey for hunger not for pleasure or
greed like many other wild animals.
Bengal tiger has black stripes on yellow body.
Leopard: Hide is peppered with spots ----- as soon as he has lept or jump on you ---- will be in pain
---- not stop but lep and lep again
Bear---Creature who hugs very hard --- doubts --- give you one more caress or gentle touch
Novice might nonplus: A person who doesn’t have much experience might get confuse.
Hyenas: merry smiles, weep: Crocodiles both are beast of prey or they kill other animals for
satisfying their energy needs.
Chameleon is small like Lizard ----- doesn’t have ears ---- doesn’t have wings ---- Nothing on tree---
chameleon is there.
The Ball Poem by John Berryman
