Question

It sifts from Leaden Sieves - It powders all the Wood. It fills with Alabaster Wool The Wrinkles of the Road - It makes an Even Face Of Mountain, and of Plain - Unbroken Forehead from the East Unto the East again - It reaches to the Fence - It wraps it Rail by Rail Till it is lost in Fleeces - It deals Celestial Vail To Stump, and Stack - and Stem - A Summer’s empty Room - Acres of Joints, where Harvests were, Recordless, but for them - It Ruffles Wrists of Posts As Ankles of a Queen - Then stills its Artisans - like Ghosts - Denying they have been - "It Sifts from Leaden Sieves" by Emily Dickinson A) Use the passage to answer the question. What image does the metaphor in the first stanza evoke? (1 point) Responses Snow covers the mountain, creating a human face. Snow covers the mountain, creating a human face. Snow makes a rumpled blanket of the road. Snow makes a rumpled blanket of the road. Snow comes down steadily in the winter. Snow comes down steadily in the winter. Snow covers the trees in the forest. Snow covers the trees in the forest.

Answer 1

The image evoked by the metaphor in the first stanza is: **Snow makes a rumpled blanket of the road.** This interpretation captures the idea of snow settling on the road and altering its appearance, likening it to a blanket that creates texture and smoothness.