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What effect do details such as " It wraps [the fence] Rail by Rail / Till it is lost in Fleeces" and "It Ruffles Wrists of Posts / As Ankles of a Queen" have in the poem "It sifts from Leaden Sieves"?

A

They inject danger into the poem.


B

They add humor to the piece.

C

They suggest transformation.

D

They create suspense

Verified Answer :

Gavriel

I am not intimately familiar with the poem, but the lines provided would suggest transformation to my eyes. They suggest movement and action, and things such as "ruffling the wrists of posts" or "wrapping the fence rail by rail" are ways of transforming these objects.