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Use the excerpt from the poem “It sifts from Leaden Sieves” below to answer the question.
According to the connotations of the words in the final stanza, what adjective might best describe this snow?
It ruffles wrists of posts,
As ankles of a queen, --
Then stills its artisans like ghosts,
Denying they have been.
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forbidden
forbidden
delicate
delicate
hard
hard
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delicate
The imagery of "ruffles wrists" and "ankles of a queen" suggests gentle, light, delicate movement.
The imagery of "ruffles wrists" and "ankles of a queen" suggests gentle, light, delicate movement.
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