Language in Poetry Quick Check

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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 -

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 deals Celestial Vail

To Stump, and Stack - and Stem -
A Summer’s empty Room -
Acres of Joints, 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 -

"It Sifts from Leaden Sieves" by Emily Dickinson

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

What image does the metaphor in the first stanza evoke?

(1 point)
Responses

Snow makes a rumpled blanket of the road.
Snow makes a rumpled blanket of the road.

Snow covers the trees in the forest.
Snow covers the trees in the forest.

Snow comes down steadily in the winter.
Snow comes down steadily in the winter.

Snow covers the mountain, creating a human face.
Snow covers the mountain, creating a human face.
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Answer 1

The image evoked by the metaphor in the first stanza is that "Snow makes a rumpled blanket of the road." This interpretation reflects the way snow is described as sifting and powdering, which gives the visual impression of a soft, white layer covering the road and landscape.