Read the stanza from "It Sifts from Leaden Sieves."

It Ruffles Wrists of Posts
As Ankles of a Queen -
Then stills its Artisans - like Ghosts -
Denying they have been -

What is the meaning of the poetic device used in the stanza?

It is a metaphor and means snow is a schoolyard bully.


It is personification and means the snow commands its workers.


It is imagery and means the snow is deep and slippery.


It is a simile and means snow protects like a high fence.