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Emily Dickinson Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. "It's like the light-/ A fashionless delight"
2. Emily Dickinson's sister's name was .....
3. The narrator in "I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died" is:
4. What is the theme of "Hope is the thing with feathers?
5. In "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" Why did the speaker avoid being a somebody
6. What did the Bird never ask in return?
7. What paradox can be inferred from these lines in "The Soul unto itself?":"The Soul unto itselfIs an imperial friend ..... Or the most agonizing Spy ..... An Enemy ..... could sent ..... "
8. In "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" what does the speaker compare to a frog?
9. What time period was she alive?
10. In "The Soul Selects Her Own Society" the poet uses the phrase "shuts the door." Which of the following most accurately explains this phrase?
11. The way death is portrayed in "Because I could not stop for Death" is ironic because Death is seen as .....
12. The central opposition of the poem is between
13. ..... means to raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.
14. Who were Emily Dickinson's closest family members?
15. In "Hope ..... ", the poet uses line 9, "That kept so many warm" to show that .....
16. Urgent need of quick action; a hurry or rush.
17. In "Because I could not stop for death, " ..... represent stages of life.
18. Which of the following pairs of words is a near rhyme?
19. How does the poet organize ideas in this poem?
20. Who "kindly stopped" for the speaker of the poem?
21. Which quotation from "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-" best supports the answer that in Death, we do not expect to see what we think we will see.
22. The ink ..... from the fountain pen.
23. Why did Emily Dickinson leave school?
24. To hide something is to ..... it.
25. What did Emily Dickinson's sister, Lavinia, find after her death?
26. Who came out with an edition of Emily Dickinson's poetry in 1955, restoring original elements?
27. How were Emily Dickinson's poems titled?
28. What is the main theme of "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" ?
29. We slowly drove-He knew no hasteAnd I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too, For His Civility-That description in "Because I could not stop for Death ..... " suggest a view of death as:
30. Which author's poetry focused more on celebrating life?
31. Which of the following is an example of capitalization used by Emily Dickinson?
32. We watched the runners ..... for the finish line.
33. Emily Dickinson was best known for her
34. What is the meaning of the term rapid?
35. Emily Dickinson had an older brother and a younger sister.
36. What is being compared in the poem: "There is a solitude of space" ?
37. What does "Fame is a fickle food" mean?
38. Soul/Society; gazing grain; much madness are examples of
39. A fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
40. Emily Dickinson married, but never had children.
41. How many Stanzas are in this Emily Dickinson poem? Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest in the gale is heard;And sore must be the stormThat could abash the little birdThat kept so many warm. I've heard it in the chillest land, And on the strangest sea;Yet, never, in extremity, It asked a crumb of me.
42. The point of view of the poem is
43. What does the word "gale" mean in following line?"And sweetest in the gale is heard"
44. Dickinson preferred this punctuation above all others
45. What does the bird symbolize in the poem?
46. What was a common theme or subject that both Dickinson and Whitman wrote about
47. What is meant by the following line? "recovered the land"
48. All of the following are civilians EXCEPT
49. The poet uses the words "gale" and "storm" as metaphors. What might these words represent?
50. Her attitude, lack of studying and talking in class led to the to ..... of the student's grades.
51. Which of the following facts is true about Emily's educational background?
52. What image from the poem suggests a person becoming old and dying?
53. Whom does the word "we" in this poem refer to?
54. Choose the rhyme scheme for the first two stanzas of the poem "Because I could not stop for Death."
55. True or False. Dickinson self published her poetry.
56. In "The Soul selects her own Society-, " which two words are concrete nouns that help readers experience the Soul's withdrawal?
57. The number of elephants that can fit in a boxcar on top of a roof depends on
58. In what year was Emily Dickinson born?
59. ..... means to prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious.
60. What is the tone of 'I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-'?
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