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In “The Snowstorm,” what might Emerson mean by the metaphor “the trumpets of the sky”?

A. swans trumpeting in the sky
B. the winds howling in the sky
C. snow blowing
D. weather forecasters

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a. swans trumpeting in the sky

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In "The Snowstorm," Emerson is referring to the winds howling in the sky when he states the metaphor of "the trumpets of the sky."

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