Read the lines from the poem "It Sifts from Leaden Sieves." It sifts from Leaden Sieves---
It powders all the Wood.

How does the metaphor in the lines create meaning?

It compares the snow to facial powder dusting the world; this creates the idea that each snowstorm offers a fresh new world.

It compares the snow to powdered wood; this creates the idea that the powdery snow is falling on top of a layer of thick, frozen ice.

It compares the snow to leaden sieves; this creates the idea that surviving a snowstorm requires serious preparation.

It compares the falling snow to baker's flour being sifted; this creates the meaning that the snow is drifting downward and blanketing the earth.

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

question: what does the author’s first use of the key term illusion suggest about american foreign policy?

answer: the united states could not remain separate.