Emily Dickinson Quiz 22 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which literary poetic device is most prominently used in the poem "Fame is a fickle food" ?

Correct Answer: B) Metaphor.

2. In her poem "The Soul Selects its own society", if important people came by Emily would probably refuse to see them.

Correct Answer: A) True.

3. What is the central image in "Because I could not stop for death" ?

Correct Answer: A) A carriage ride.

4. In "Because I Could Not Stop for Death, " the "house" the carriage stops in front of is actually:

Correct Answer: D) A grave.

5. How many poems did Emily Dickinson write?

Correct Answer: B) Nearly two thousand.

6. "Heavenly Hurt, it gives us-"What technique(s) can be found in this line?

Correct Answer: C) Alliteration and oxymoron.

7. According to "Much Madness is divinest Sense, " people are "handled with a Chain" when they

Correct Answer: C) Think independently.

8. The poet develops a metaphor of hope as a bird perching in the soul to-

Correct Answer: C) Indicate that hope resides within a person.

9. Emily Dickinson is described as energetic and intense.

Correct Answer: A) True.

10. The first two stanzas focus?

Correct Answer: A) The first two stanzas focus on the positive news of the survival of four people.

11. Identify the poetic device used in the line 'Hope is the thing with feathers' from the poem.

Correct Answer: D) Metaphor.

12. During her lifetime, Emily had ..... of her poems published anonymously.

Correct Answer: A) 7.

13. Giving of human qualities to an object or animal

Correct Answer: A) Personification.

14. Person who is not part of the military

Correct Answer: B) Civilian.

15. What effect does the repetition of the word 'never' have in the poem?

Correct Answer: A) It emphasizes the idea of permanence or eternal absence.

16. A concrete noun can be defined as .....

Correct Answer: C) A noun that refers to a physical object or substance that can be perceived by the senses.

17. The Pacific Ocean is a ..... body of water.

Correct Answer: C) Vast.

18. "How dreary is it to be somebody" means .....

Correct Answer: A) It's boring being like everyone else.

19. What does ambiguous mean?

Correct Answer: C) Open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.

20. For the speaker, the robin and the daffodils have which of the following in common?

Correct Answer: D) The power to wound.