Question

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.



"It Sifts from Leaden Sieves" by Emily Dickinson

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Question
Use the poem “It sifts from Leaden Sieves” below to answer the question.

In the first stanza, what is the effect of the words with w and o sounds (powders, Wood, Wool, Road)?

(1 point)
Responses

It reminds the reader of the word snow.
It reminds the reader of the word snow .

It humorously evokes the nasal sound of someone who has a winter head cold.
It humorously evokes the nasal sound of someone who has a winter head cold.

It creates a sound of deep mourning and wailing.
It creates a sound of deep mourning and wailing.

It suggests a soft, slow sighing, as of the winter wind.
It suggests a soft, slow sighing, as of the winter wind.

Answer 1

It suggests a soft, slow sighing, as of the winter wind.

The rounded "w" and "o" sounds are soft and breathy, mimicking the gentle movement of snow and wind.