Question

Which figurative line is the most appropriate to complete this poem?

Willows bent to greet each other,
Squirrels traded their gossip in the foliage,
The brook laughed as it ran over the shingles below,
While a cold, dead silence reigned. Like a tattered ribbon caught between the rocks
And the willful wind whispered what it wished.
Like a wounded wayfarer, weary and wanting rest.

Answer 1

The correct answer should be While a cold, dead silence reigned.

This is sort of a recurring theme in the poem because it gives a special poetic effect that is used to separate the stanzas.