Question

It sifts from leadensieves
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 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 firststanza evoke?
(1 point)
Snow makes a rumpled blanket of the
road.
Snow covers the mountain, creating a
human face.
Snow covers the trees in the forest.
Snow comes down steadily in the
winter.

Answer 1

Snow makes a rumpled blanket of the road.

The phrase "fills with Alabaster Wool / The Wrinkles of the Road" compares snow to wool filling the road's wrinkles, like a blanket.