This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Emily Dickinson > Emily Dickinson – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emily Dickinson Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How was Dickinson 's poetic style rebellious? A) She broke grammar rules. B) She used irregular rhyme. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 2. How does Dickenson use rhyme and rhythm? A) Dickenson uses rhyme and rhythm to give the poem a regular 'beat' or pace, making it almost lyrical. B) Dickenson uses rhyme and rhythm to create a chaotic and disorganized feel. C) Dickenson uses rhyme and rhythm to make the poem sound choppy. D) Dickenson uses rhyme and rhythm to confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dickenson uses rhyme and rhythm to give the poem a regular 'beat' or pace, making it almost lyrical. 3. Did Emily Dickinson go to her father's funeral? A) Yes. B) No. C) I don't know. D) I don't care. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 4. Summary of the poem A) The poem contrasts the celebration vs loss which were the result of an actual shipwreck which had occurred. B) The poem compares the celebration vs loss which were the result of an actual shipwreck which had occurred. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The poem contrasts the celebration vs loss which were the result of an actual shipwreck which had occurred. 5. Emily Dickinson was best known for ..... A) Becoming friends with many girls. B) Writing very long poems. C) Refusing to leave her home. D) Dedicating her poetry to her husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refusing to leave her home. 6. To annoy or make angry, stir up; to do something in order to get a response. A) Provoke. B) Spurt. C) Apparent. D) Accomplish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provoke. 7. Read these lines from the poem:And sore must be the storm That could abash the little bird That kept so many warm. What does the word "abash" most nearly mean, based on these lines? A) To confuse. B) To support. C) To praise. D) To silence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To silence. 8. If I wanted to cover up a bruise I would ..... it. A) Conceal. B) Withdraw. C) Accomplish. D) Duplicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conceal. 9. What does the poet describe as the thing with feathers? A) Soul. B) Life. C) Song. D) Hope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hope. 10. What literary devices does Emily Dickinson use in 'I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-'? A) Imagery, symbolism, and irony. B) Simile, flashback, oxymoron. C) Personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor, foreshadowing, alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery, symbolism, and irony. 11. What is the meaning of the word glanced? A) Brief looked, looking quickly. B) Stared. C) Watched. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brief looked, looking quickly. 12. Which of the following is Ms. Bourland's favorite Dickinson poem? A) Hope is the thing with feathers. B) I heard a fly buzz. C) Because I did not stop for death. D) There is a certain slant of light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hope is the thing with feathers. 13. How does the soul react to the chariots and the emperor A) Unmoved. B) Scared. C) Nervous. D) Confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unmoved. 14. In "Fame is a fickle food", Emily's attitude is revealed to show ..... A) She enjoys breaking the rules . B) She prefers being private . C) She yearns to be famous. D) She is sad and shy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She prefers being private . 15. How does Dickinson use personification in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" ? A) The carriage ride takes her to her grave. B) Death is seen as a polite gentleman. C) The children playing represent youth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Death is seen as a polite gentleman. 16. What are some examples of paradoxes related to truth in Emily Dickinson's poetry? A) The truth is always straightforward and easy to understand. B) Truth in poetry is always presented in a clear and direct manner. C) Emily Dickinson's poetry never explores the concept of truth. D) Tell all the Truth but tell it slant; The truth must dazzle gradually. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tell all the Truth but tell it slant; The truth must dazzle gradually. 17. In "I heard a Fly buzz when I died", The Eyes around-had wrung them dry-means the people had been A) Blinking. B) Crying. C) Staring. D) Using eyedrops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crying. 18. Emily Dickinson was alone all her life. She had no friends. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Which words best describe nature as it is depicted in Robert Frost's poem? A) Ugly and cruel. B) Powerful and dangerous. C) Funny but odd. D) Fragile but beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fragile but beautiful. 20. ..... means having or showing good judgment. A) Demur. B) Discerning. C) Assent. D) Divine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discerning. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoets QuizzesEmily Dickinson Quiz 1Emily Dickinson Quiz 2Emily Dickinson Quiz 3Emily Dickinson Quiz 4Emily Dickinson Quiz 5Emily Dickinson Quiz 6Emily Dickinson Quiz 7Emily Dickinson Quiz 8Emily Dickinson Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books