Direction : Read the following poem and answer the questions given below it.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to Keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
What does the word ‘flake’ mean?
- ADrops of rain
- BA small thin piece
- CBoth 1 and 2 are correct
- DNone of the above
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
In the phrase "downy flake" within Robert Frost's poem (Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening), 'flake' refers to a snowflake, which is structurally defined as a small, thin, light piece of crystalline snow.