I believe it is a. After the ferry ride, Marquis walked home and sat in the backyard to enjoy the pleasant weather.
The correct answer should be "it forces the reader to pause, emphasizing the calm of the snow." because the tone of the poem is peaceful and content, not choppy and nervous
I think it is metaphor, because it wasn't really exaggerating
Based on the given <span>excerpt from Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich, the theme that is portrayed in this excerpt would be, keeping up appearances in society. The correct answer for this would be the third option. Hope this answers your question.</span>