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 -

Question

What image does the metaphor in the first stanza evoke?

A. Snow covers the trees in the forest.
B. Snow makes a rumpled blanket of the road.
C. Snow comes down steadily in the winter.
D. Snow covers the mountain, creating a human face.

Answer 1

The metaphor in the first stanza evokes the image of B. Snow makes a rumpled blanket of the road.

This interpretation is supported by the description of how snow "sifts" and "powders," suggesting it creates a soft, covering layer over surfaces like wood and the road. The imagery of "wrinkles" and the way snow fills spaces aligns with the idea of a rumpled blanket.