Question
Read the excerpt from "The Snow-Storm."
Come see the north wind’s masonry.
Out of an unseen quarry evermore
Furnished with tile, the fierce artificer
Curves his white bastions with projected roof
Round every windward stake, or tree, or door.
Which answer choice best interprets the imagery in these lines from the poem?
Responses
It is personification, as the wind shapes the snow the way a stone worker shapes rock.
It is personification, as the wind shapes the snow the way a stone worker shapes rock.
It is an appeal to hearing, as the strong stone workers bravely face the loud wind.
It is an appeal to hearing, as the strong stone workers bravely face the loud wind.
It is a metaphor, as the wind gently blows large snowflakes through the air.
It is a metaphor, as the wind gently blows large snowflakes through the air.
It is an appeal to the reader's sense of touch, as the cold wind is blowing fiercely from the north.
Come see the north wind’s masonry.
Out of an unseen quarry evermore
Furnished with tile, the fierce artificer
Curves his white bastions with projected roof
Round every windward stake, or tree, or door.
Which answer choice best interprets the imagery in these lines from the poem?
Responses
It is personification, as the wind shapes the snow the way a stone worker shapes rock.
It is personification, as the wind shapes the snow the way a stone worker shapes rock.
It is an appeal to hearing, as the strong stone workers bravely face the loud wind.
It is an appeal to hearing, as the strong stone workers bravely face the loud wind.
It is a metaphor, as the wind gently blows large snowflakes through the air.
It is a metaphor, as the wind gently blows large snowflakes through the air.
It is an appeal to the reader's sense of touch, as the cold wind is blowing fiercely from the north.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The best interpretation of the imagery in these lines from the poem is:
**It is personification, as the wind shapes the snow the way a stone worker shapes rock.**
This choice effectively captures how the poem describes the wind as an "artificer" (craftsman or maker) that skillfully designs the snow, akin to how a mason would shape stone. The imagery emphasizes the creative and powerful influence of the wind in forming the landscape.
**It is personification, as the wind shapes the snow the way a stone worker shapes rock.**
This choice effectively captures how the poem describes the wind as an "artificer" (craftsman or maker) that skillfully designs the snow, akin to how a mason would shape stone. The imagery emphasizes the creative and powerful influence of the wind in forming the landscape.