Question

What is a “dust of snow”? What does the poet say has changed his mood? How has the poet’s mood changed?

Answer 1

Dust of snow refers to fine particles of snow. While walking by a hemlock tree, a crow on the tree shook down some particles of snow on the poet and this changed his mood. He was having a bad day and was in a sad mood. The falling snow changed his mood and made him feel more uplifted.