This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Emily Dickinson > Emily Dickinson – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emily Dickinson Quiz 27 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Similes, metaphors, and personification. A) Irregular Capitalization and Inverted Syntax. B) Unconventional Figurative Language. C) Inventive Punctuation and Sentence Structures. D) Quatrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unconventional Figurative Language. 2. ..... means the expression of approval or agreement. A) Demur. B) Assent. C) Prevail. D) Divine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assent. 3. What influence did Emily Dickinson's poetry have on future generations of poets? A) Was disliked by future poets. B) Had no influence on future poets. C) Caused future poets to stop writing. D) Inspired future generations of poets with her unique style, themes, and use of language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inspired future generations of poets with her unique style, themes, and use of language. 4. If you tease someone, you might ..... that person. A) Accomplish. B) Conceal. C) Provoke. D) Withdraw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provoke. 5. Hope is important and helpful in times of pain, sorrow, or difficulty.Which lines from the poem best supports this statement? A) Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul. B) And sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all. C) And sweetest in the Gale is heard; and sore must be the storm that could abash the little bird that kept so many warm. D) Yet, never, in Extremity, it asked a crumb of me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And sweetest in the Gale is heard; and sore must be the storm that could abash the little bird that kept so many warm. 6. What is the purpose of using dashes in Emily Dickinson's poetry? A) To separate stanzas. B) To indicate the end of a line. C) To create pauses, emphasize words or phrases, and indicate a shift in thought or tone. D) To add visual interest to the poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To create pauses, emphasize words or phrases, and indicate a shift in thought or tone. 7. In line 21, "failed" is best understood to mean A) Died. B) Faded. C) Was absent. D) Sickened. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was absent. 8. What is the significance of Emily Dickinson's use of dashes in her poetry? A) Creates a sense of pause, emphasis, and ambiguity. B) Serves as a decorative element. C) Indicates a lack of proper punctuation. D) Adds clarity and structure to the poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Creates a sense of pause, emphasis, and ambiguity. 9. Which of the following facts is true about Emily's ancestors? A) They had come to Connecticut River Valley to escape the corruption of the Church of England and be able to practise their Calvinist religion. B) They had escaped from the 2nd World War. C) Nothing is known about her ancestors. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They had come to Connecticut River Valley to escape the corruption of the Church of England and be able to practise their Calvinist religion. 10. The poem '' Im Nobody ! Who are you was writien in what point of view? A) First person. B) Third Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person. 11. What figurative language is used in the line 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky'? A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 12. The speaker in "Because I could not stop for Death ..... " is: A) Taking a journey with Death. B) Recalling his/her own death. C) Waiting for God to come. D) Watching events from his/her life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recalling his/her own death. 13. According to the speaker in "There is a solitude of space" is Death the deepest type of solitude. A) No, the deepest type of solitude is the solitude of the soul. B) Yes, Death is the deepest type of solitude. C) No, life itself is the deepest type of solitude. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, the deepest type of solitude is the solitude of the soul. 14. Emphasize important words. A) Irregular Capitalization and Inverted Syntax. B) Unconventional Figurative Language. C) Inventive Punctuation and Sentence Structures. D) Quatrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irregular Capitalization and Inverted Syntax. 15. What was Emily Dickinson haunted by? A) The menace of death. B) Dr. Phil. C) The ghost of her dead dog. D) Her insecurities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The menace of death. 16. The last 16 years of her life Emily Dickinson ..... A) Was ill. B) Spent with her husband. C) Didn't leave her home. D) Was happier than before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't leave her home. 17. Something that seems obvious is said to be ..... A) Vast. B) Apparent. C) Keen. D) Civilians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apparent. 18. The army ..... from the battlefield if they lose. A) Conceal. B) Withdraw. C) Spurt. D) Apparent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Withdraw. 19. In the fifth stanza of "Because I could not stop for Death, " the horses pause at the House because ..... A) It is the only familiar place. B) They are too frightened to proceed. C) They are in need of food and water. D) It is the speaker's grave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is the speaker's grave. 20. Colby will often ..... TJ in class while he is trying to do his work. A) Spurt. B) Duplicate. C) Provoke. D) Accomplish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provoke. ← 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