Question

Why did Emily Dickinson MOST LIKELY use the phrase A black, as of a spectre's cloak in the first stanza of the poem?

Answer 1

D) to create a feeling of darkness and gloom. the phrase makes the poem feel ominous.

Answer 2

The answer for this is "D) to create a feeling of darkness and gloom".

In Emily Dickinson's poem, it described how the sky is so murky and dark that even the Earth is hard to see.

Hope this helps. :D