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The Snow-Storm,end bold,%0D%0A%0D%0A %0D%0A%0D%0AAnnounced by all the trumpets of the sky,%0D%0AArrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,%0D%0ASeems nowhere to alight: the whited air%0D%0AHides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven,%0D%0AAnd veils the farm-house at the garden's end.%0D%0AThe sled and traveller stopped, the courier's feet%0D%0ADelayed, all friends shut out, the housemates sit%0D%0AAround the radiant fireplace, enclosed%0D%0AIn a tumultuous privacy of storm.%0D%0A%0D%0A Come see the north wind's masonry.%0D%0AOut of an unseen quarry evermore%0D%0AFurnished with tile, the fierce artificer,superscript,1,baseline,%0D%0ACurves his white bastions with projected roof%0D%0ARound every windward stake, or tree, or door.%0D%0ASpeeding, the myriad-handed, his wild work%0D%0ASo fanciful, so savage, nought cares he%0D%0AFor number or proportion. Mockingly,%0D%0AOn coop or kennel he hangs Parian,superscript,2,baseline, wreaths;%0D%0AA swan-like form invests the hidden thorn;%0D%0AFills up the farmer's lane from wall to wall,%0D%0AMaugre,superscript,3,baseline, the farmer's sighs; and at the gate%0D%0AA tapering turret overtops the work.%0D%0AAnd when his hours are numbered, and the world%0D%0AIs all his own, retiring, as he were not,%0D%0ALeaves, when the sun appears, astonished Art%0D%0ATo mimic in slow structures, stone by stone,%0D%0ABuilt in an age, the mad wind's night-work,%0D%0AThe frolic architecture of the snow.%0D%0A%0D%0A %0D%0A%0D%0A("The Snow-Storm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson)%0D%0A%0D%0A %0D%0A%0D%0A,fill in the blank, %0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,,superscript,1,baseline,artificer,end bold, craftsperson%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,,superscript,2,baseline,Parian,end bold, a type of marble%0D%0A%0D%0A,begin bold,,superscript,3,baseline,Maugre,end bold, in spite of%0D%0A%0D%0AQuestion%0D%0AWhat does the poet express by comparing the falling snow to the north wind's masonry?

Answer 1

The poet is expressing the idea that the snow falling during a snowstorm is like the intricate and whimsical architecture created by the north wind. Just as the north wind creates elaborate structures out of snow, the falling snow covers everything in a beautiful and artistic way, transforming the landscape into a winter wonderland. The comparison highlights the creative and majestic nature of the snowstorm.