What is the position of the poet nbsp The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down What attitude does he show in his treatment of his subject matter The poet s position in The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down is the position of an observer and a dreamer He watches the winter scene quietly He sees snow falling He sees the elm trees bending He sees the earth covered with white He feels the calm the cold and the sadness of winter He is also a thinker He goes to sleep He enters a dream In the dream he sees new pictures of life struggle and hope So he stands between the real world and the dream world His attitude in the winter scene is gentle but sad He treats nature with respect He sees beauty in the snow He also sees sorrow The bending branches look like mourners The snow looks like a