Spring Storm

by William Carlos Williams

Out of the dark change
all day long

rain falls and falls
as if it would never end.

Still the snow keeps
its hold on the ground.

"Spring Storm" by William Carlos Williams

Question
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What is the literal meaning of “Still the snow keeps / its hold on the ground”?

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Responses

The rain quickly turns into falling snow.
The rain quickly turns into falling snow.

The rain has removed all the snow from the ground.
The rain has removed all the snow from the ground.

The speaker is holding snow.
The speaker is holding snow.

There is snow on the ground.

1 answer

The literal meaning of “Still the snow keeps / its hold on the ground” is:

There is snow on the ground.

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