Emily Dickinson Quiz 25 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where did Emily Dickinson spend most of her life?

Correct Answer: A) Amherst, Massachusetts.

2. Identify the poetic device used in the line 'The sun is a golden ball' from the poem.

Correct Answer: D) Metaphor.

3. To do, make happen, succeed in, carry through

Correct Answer: D) Accomplish.

4. What does Dickinson's work reflect?

Correct Answer: A) A conflicted american world view.

5. The speaker views the coming of the robin, the daffodils, and the bees as

Correct Answer: C) Painful experiences.

6. "My life closed twice before its close"

Correct Answer: B) Emily Dickinson.

7. Which element contributes most to Whitman's poetry of free verse?

Correct Answer: C) Regular speech patterns.

8. Emily Dickson was ..... from everyday life.

Correct Answer: D) Withdrawn.

9. Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are both poets of what century?

Correct Answer: B) 19th century.

10. Which of these words used in "Hope ..... " are positive?

Correct Answer: D) Sweetest.

11. How does the poem change in the last stanza of "Before I Got My I Put Out?"

Correct Answer: B) It changes from wishing to see like other creatures to thinking she's better off not seeing the things that harm us.

12. A(n) ..... from a garden hose might get you wet.

Correct Answer: C) Spurt.

13. Banal

Correct Answer: A) Dull, lacking originality.

14. In the poem, "I heard a Fly buzz ..... what event occurred before the speaker shares her opinions, thoughts, and dreams?

Correct Answer: B) She passed away.

15. In "I heard a Fly buzz-when I died, " what does the fly represent?

Correct Answer: A) Death.

16. How many poems did she publish in her lifetime?

Correct Answer: A) Fewer than a dozen.

17. What is the central theme of "The Soul unto itself" ?

Correct Answer: C) The sovereignty of the soul.

18. Which punctuation mark is commonly used by Emily Dickinson to create pauses and emphasize certain words or phrases?

Correct Answer: A) -.

19. The subject of her poetry mostly focused on .....

Correct Answer: C) Human consciousness.

20. What impact did Emily Dickinson have on American literature?

Correct Answer: B) She challenged traditional poetic forms and explored themes of death, immortality, and nature.