Question

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snow drifts
up to the step
over the doorsill
20 a pointillist’s blur
the wedding
of form and motion
shaping itself
to the wish of
25 any object it touches
chairs become
laps of snow
the moon could be
breaking apart
30 and falling
over the eaves
over the roof
a white bear
shaking its paw
35 at the window
splitting the hive
of winter
snow stinging
the air
guiding questions
question 2 of 3
in lines 33 - 39, the snow is compared to...
× a large, violent animal.
a cold air.
b bees.
× pieces of the moon.
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Explanation:

Lines 33-39 use imagery like "a white bear" (already marked incorrect) and "splitting the hive of winter / snow stinging the air", which draws a parallel between snow and bees—bees live in hives and can sting, matching the poem's phrasing. The other remaining incorrect options are eliminated as the moon imagery is in earlier lines, and cold air is not the comparison here.

Answer:

B. bees.