It sifts from Leaden Sieves

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by Emily Dickinson

It sifts from leaden sieves,
It powders all the wood,
It fills with alabaster wool
The wrinkles of the road.

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Use the poem “It sifts from Leaden Sieves” below to answer the question.

In the first stanza, what is the effect of the words with w and o sounds (powders, Wood, Wool, Road)?

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Responses

It creates a sound of deep mourning and wailing.
It creates a sound of deep mourning and wailing.

It reminds the reader of the word snow.
It reminds the reader of the word snow .

It suggests a soft, slow sighing, as of the winter wind.
It suggests a soft, slow sighing, as of the winter wind.

It humorously evokes the nasal sound of someone who has a winter head cold.

Answer 1

In the first stanza, the effect of the words with w and o sounds (powders, wood, wool, road) is:

It suggests a soft, slow sighing, as of the winter wind.