How do the structures of "It Sifts from Leaden Sieves" and "The Snow-Storm" affect the poems? O
The longer lines and stanzas in "The Snow-Storm" suggest a very wind-driven, active snowfall and a more active response,
the shorter lines and stanzas in "It Sifts from Leaden Sieves" suggest a gentler snowfall and a gentler response.
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The shorter lines and stanzas in "It Sifts from Leaden Sieves" suggest a rush toward getting out in the snow, the longer lines
and stanzas in "The Snow-Storm" suggest a long wait inside.
The longer lines and stanzas in "The Snow-Storm" suggest the feelings of fear in those subjected to the storm, the shorter
lines and stanzas in "It Sifts from Leaden Sieves" suggest an eager approach and a love of the snow.
The shorter lines and stanzas in "It Sifts from Leaden Sieves" suggest a very quiet and timid approach to the snowfall; the
longer lines and stanzas in "The Snow-Storm" suggest a violent approach to a raging storm.

the narrator closes the lantern tightly so the old man is

not awakened by the bright light

explanation:

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.

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serve the people! ,” smoothly translated by julia lovell, offers an initial sample of yan lianke’s writing to an english-speaking audience. a bluntly drawn, mildly erotic fable, it teases mao zedong by poking fun at a true believer who obeys the chairman’s precepts too literally. to a western sensibility, the broad strokes of yan lianke’s humor would seem to pose little risk of inciting rebellion, whether of the flesh or of the body politic. but then, part of the book’s attraction is that it doesn’t have a western sensibility. it lets the reader see — or rather, intuit — what jokes chinese officials don’t consider funny, and how very little it takes for a writer to be branded an incendiary in 21st-century china, more than three decades after the death of mao, a decade after the death of deng xiaoping and seven years since china entered the world trade organization, a move that would seem to signal a willingness (however wary) to mingle with the rest of the world.

if you don't mind posting the paragraph so i could read it that would a lot. (;