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Till Bob came home
QUESTION 4
Why are the boys so excited by their father's order to clear the snow?
SELECT AN ANSWER
They love digging paths in the snow
It's not their normal chores
Duh, it's a snow day
Aladdin's treasure is in the cave

They love digging paths in the snow.

Explanation:

John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl" is a narrative poem that contains a series of stories from a family's snowstorm encounters. The narrative deals with the themes of how nature is all-powerful, the passage of time, and the depiction of rural life in America.

In stanza 5 of the poem, the narrator/ speaker reveals how their father ordered "Boys, a path!" This was an exciting work for them, which the narrator mentioned in parenthesis "(for when did farmer boy / Count such a summons less than joy?)" This shows how it is a great joy for them to be asked to clear the snow and make a path, which they seem to love and take as something exciting and not as a burden. For them, the activity is a chance to enjoy and play in the snow, making "A tunnel walled and overlaid / With dazzling crystal".

Thus, the correct answer is the first option.

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