Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Question

by Robert Frost

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound’s the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

To which sense does this stanza’s imagery most appeal?

(1 point)
Responses

sight
sight

touch
touch

hearing
hearing

smell

Answer 1

The imagery in the stanza most appeals to the sense of hearing. The lines refer to the sounds of "harness bells," "the sweep / Of easy wind," and "downy flake," which engage auditory imagery. Therefore, the correct response is:

hearing