Question

Read the poem. excerpt from "A Christmas Carol" by Christina Rossetti In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago.
Why does the author repeat "bleak mid-winter"?
to predict a disaster
to create a frightening scene
to emphasize the dreary mood
to describe typical winter weather

Answer 1

The answer is to describe typical winter weather, its used very commonly throughout the story, just check back to the book