The adjective that might best describe the snow in “It sifts from Leaden Sieves,” considering the connotations of the words in the final stanza, is delicate. The imagery of "alabaster wool" and the gentle action of sifting suggests a soft, gentle, and fragile 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. 1 of 5 Question 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? (1 point) Responses forbidden forbidden sparkling sparkling delicate delicate hard
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