Poetic Devices in the Poem Dust of Snow  by Robert Frost

Rhyme scheme:

Each of the two stanzas in “Dust of Snow” follows the same simple rhyme scheme,
that is, ABAB. Only one imperfect rhyme occurs in this poem between the “crow” of
the 1st line and the “snow” of the 3rd line, both in the 1st stanza.

Rhetorical devices:

Alliteration:
Alliteration is the repetition of same consonant sound in the nearby words
Alliteration spoted in the "Dust of Snow"
Has given my heart
And saved some part
Alliterative words: Has, Heart; Saved Some
Metaphor: This rhetorical device is used when a covert comparison is made
between two different things or ideas. In this poem, the poet uses the device of
metaphor in the 3rd line of the 1st stanza when he compares the mass of snowflakes
atop the hemlock tree with dust.

Synecdoche: This rhetorical device is used in many ways to represent one thing

with the help of an entirely different one. In this poem, the poet uses the device of
synecdoche by way of using a part to represent the whole in the 1 st line of the
2nd stanza. He says that his “heart” has undergone a change of mood because the
crow has made the snowflakes from the hemlock tree rain down on him. However, it
is not only his heart, but his entire person that is now experiencing a better mood as
a result of the actions of the crow.