In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter
Long ago
-Christina Rossetti, "A Christmas Carol"
In this excerpt from a poem by Christina Rossetti, how does line length most
clearly contribute to the meaning of the poem?
O A. The relatively short lines create a song-like rhythm to emphasize
the beauty that exists even within a harsh environment
O B. The relatively short lines allow the speaker to share multiple
details to create a more complete visual image of what winter
really looks like.
O C. The relatively short lines appeal to the reader's imagination in
order to show that winter can be as interesting as any other

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