Question

It sifts from Leaden Sieves
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.


According to the connotations of the words in the final stanza, what adjective might best describe this snow?
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• delicate
• hard
• sparkling

Answer 1

The best adjective to describe the snow, based on the connotations of the words in the final stanza, would be **delicate**. The imagery used, such as "ruffles wrists," "ankles of a queen," and "stills its artisans like ghosts," evokes a sense of fragility and gentleness, which aligns well with the concept of delicateness.