Question

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

According to the connotations of the words in the final stanza, what adjective might best describe this snow?

(1 point)
Responses

delicate
delicate

forbidden
forbidden

hard
hard

sparkling

Answer 1

The adjective that might best describe the snow in the final stanza of the poem “It Sifts from Leaden Sieves” is **delicate**. The connotations of the words used in the poem, particularly in the final stanza, suggest a sense of softness and fragility that aligns with the adjective "delicate."