Based on the connotations of the words in the poem, the adjective that might best describe the snow is "delicate." The imagery of "powders," "alabaster wool," and the gentle action of sifting suggests a soft and delicate quality to the snow.
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.
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Use 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?
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Responses
hard
hard
sparkling
sparkling
forbidden
forbidden
delicate
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