A Considerable Speck – Robert Frost
1. How is the title of the poem an 'Oxymoron'?
Ans. Oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two
contradictory terms.
'Considerable' means 'significant' and 'Speck' implies an
insignificant spot.
2. What is the central theme of the poem?
Ans. Importance of human faculty of mind, the
imagination, and creativity.
3. What is meant by 'beyond our sight'?
Ans. It means 'not good enough to be seen'.
4. What made the Speaker see the Speck, which
otherwise would have been unnoticed?
Ans. The extremely white paper sheet and the
movement of the speck.
5. What was strange about the Speck that attracted the
Speaker's attention? Was it in reality? Describe the
Speaker's attitude towards the Speck.
Ans. The Speaker felt it was not a speck of dust but a
being on its breath.
In reality, it was a living mite, having its own feeling and
1. How is the title of the poem an 'Oxymoron'?
Ans. Oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two
contradictory terms.
'Considerable' means 'significant' and 'Speck' implies an
insignificant spot.
2. What is the central theme of the poem?
Ans. Importance of human faculty of mind, the
imagination, and creativity.
3. What is meant by 'beyond our sight'?
Ans. It means 'not good enough to be seen'.
4. What made the Speaker see the Speck, which
otherwise would have been unnoticed?
Ans. The extremely white paper sheet and the
movement of the speck.
5. What was strange about the Speck that attracted the
Speaker's attention? Was it in reality? Describe the
Speaker's attitude towards the Speck.
Ans. The Speaker felt it was not a speck of dust but a
being on its breath.
In reality, it was a living mite, having its own feeling and
