diegomartinezangulo diegomartinezangulo 15-05-2020 English contestada 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.