Question

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound’s the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.



"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

To which sense does this stanza’s imagery most appeal?

(1 point)
Responses

touch
touch

hearing
hearing

smell
smell

sight

Answer 1

hearing

The stanza emphasizes sounds — "harness bells," "the only other sound’s the sweep" — so the imagery primarily appeals to the sense of hearing.