Question

According to the connotations of the words in the final stanza, what adjective might best describe this snow? It sifts from Leaden Sieves by Emily Dickinson 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 flings a crystal veil On stump and stack and stem, -- The summer's empty room, Acres of seams 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. (1 point) Responses forbidden forbidden delicate delicate sparkling

Answer 1

The adjective that best describes the snow in the final stanza of "It sifts from Leaden Sieves" by Emily Dickinson is **delicate**. The imagery and connotations suggest a gentle, soft approach of snow that covers and transforms everything it touches, creating an ethereal and fragile beauty.