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Emily Dickinson Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following people is most clearly held in captivity?
2. To remove something is to ..... it
3. This question has 2 parts, answer this one and then the following one. Part A:Considered altogether, what do the details in these examples of the poetry of Emily Dickinson suggest most clearly about her attitude toward society?
4. What poetic technique was Whitman most famous for?
5. "Where will I be this time tomorrow? / Jumped in joy or sinking in sorrow"
6. The Atlantic Ocean is a(n) ..... body of water
7. The speaker of the poem twice invites the reader to come to the pasture.What is the effect of the invitation, "You come too" ?
8. In "The Soul selects her own Society- ", the title line best matches which of the following situations?
9. You might get a ..... from a water hose.
10. Which season is indicated by the descriptions of nature in "The Morns Are Meeker Than They Were" ?
11. In "Tell all the truth but tell it slant, " line 2 reads, "Success in Circuit lies." The poet most likely chose the word "lies" because it
12. In "Hope ..... "the poet uses the words "gale" and "storm" to represent-
13. Where Emily Dickinson born?
14. The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A In "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-, " what do the details suggest most clearly about death?
15. The last 10 years of her life was spent entirely in her house and garden
16. Emily Dickinson was known as .....
17. In the last lines of "The Soul selects her own Society, " the simile "close the Valves of her attention-/Like Store-" conveys a sense of
18. Discuss the irony in the opening line
19. True or false:Dickinson did not want her poetry published.
20. The poet says that hope "sings the tune without the words." Why might the poet have written that the tune has no words?
21. What is the central theme of Emily Dickinson's poem 'I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-'?
22. Which of the following best describes death in "Because I could not stop for Death" ?
23. When Emily's poetry was revisited in the 1950s, popularity of the poetry exploded. Why?
24. What type of person was Emily Dickinson?
25. How would you describe the soul in "The Soul selects her own Society? ''
26. What was Walt Whitman known as?
27. In "The Soul unto itself ", the soul is (choose best answer)?
28. Tone in stanzas 1 and 2?
29. In "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died, " what interrupts the speaker's final moments?
30. Emily said that Death, one of her imaginary figures, had to be a .....
31. In "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-'' what do the speaker and those in attendance expect to experience when "the last Onset" occurs?
32. Who was Emily Dickinson's closest friend?
33. 'Chillest' & 'Strangest' are examples of .....
34. Which event would most likely be associated with the word sovereign?
35. The "first Shout" (line 6) most probably refers to
36. At what age did Emily Dickinson become increasingly reclusive?
37. What is the attitude of Emily Dickinson toward society?
38. Euphemism for died?
39. When was the first volume of Emily Dickinson's poetry released?
40. How many stanzas are in "Because I could not stop for Death" ?
41. In "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-, " what do the details suggest most clearly about death?
42. Part B:Identify the line where the speaker's perspective begins to change. (RL.2.6 and RL.1.1)
43. Emily's desire was .....
44. In "Fame is a fickle food, " what food do the crows prefer to the crumbs left by fame?
45. What would the speaker do if "you were coming in the fall?"
46. Emily Dickinson often questioned her own abilities.
47. A person not in a military, police, or fire fighting force
48. Dickinson sometimes used this technique to make words that were similar in sound fit the specific rhyme scheme.
49. In "The Soul selects her own Society-'' what leaves the soul unmoved?
50. Which word most closely matches this definition:magnificent or majestic
51. Yo, what's the main riddle in the verse, "I'm Nobody! Who are you?"
52. Which author's poetry focused more on isolation and death?
53. What is the impact of 'Hope is the thing with feathers' on readers?
54. The word solitude, which means "the state of being alone, " comes from the Latin word solus, which means "alone." Which of these words most likely has a derivation similar to that of solitary? Use the definitions to help you answer.
55. "The little toil of love, I thought, / Was large"
56. How many poems did Emily Dickinson write in her lifetime?
57. In the poem, "I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died, " the fly likely represents:
58. Which of the following is the best translation of Stanza 1? The Soul selects her own Society-Then-shuts the Door-To her divine Majority-Present no more-
59. How many poems did she write between 1858 and 1865?
60. Many of Dickinson's poems were written in quatrains, stanzas of ..... lines each
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