This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Poets > Emily Dickinson > Emily Dickinson – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Emily Dickinson Quiz 29 (12 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Interpret the figurative language used in the line 'The wind whispered secrets through the trees'. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 2. Complete the test in 25 minutes A) Provoke. B) Withdraw. C) Accomplish. D) Conceal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accomplish. 3. The next question has two parts. Answer Part A first, then Part B. Part A In "I heard a fly buzzing-when I died-, " what do the details most clearly suggest about the death? A) The company of loved ones makes death easier to bear. B) Death rituals vary from culture to culture. C) Death may not happen as we expect it to. D) Death is a blessed relief from the worries of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Death may not happen as we expect it to. 4. What is the best interpretation of the following lines from "They shut me up in Prose ..... ?":"They might as wise have lodged a BirdFor Treason ..... in the Pound ..... " A) The speaker's ideas were considered wild and dangerous to society. B) They wanted to imprison her because of her growing popularity. C) Their attempts to limit her freedom were cruel and senseless. D) They felt she was too vulnerable to be left unguarded. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their attempts to limit her freedom were cruel and senseless. 5. What does the poem "Fame is a fickle food" attempt to give the reader? A) Appropriate dinner etiquette. B) The importance of spending time outdoors. C) How God wants us to be important. D) A warning of the dangers of popularity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A warning of the dangers of popularity. 6. And I had put awayMy labor and my leisure too, For His Civility ..... The best paraphrase for the above lines is: A) I stopped work and recreation, because he was so nice. B) I put my tools away and went to the carriage with him. C) The speaker is talking about pushing work and pleasure to the side to go with Death. D) Death picked me up in a carriage and I joined him to ride into the sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I stopped work and recreation, because he was so nice. 7. What tones do Emily Dickinson's poetry usually circulate: A) Society. B) Spirituality. C) Death. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. Enigma A) A mystery, or having inexplicable characteristics. B) Light-minded, something that is not serious, unimportant. C) Observed facts or occurrences. D) Highly productive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A mystery, or having inexplicable characteristics. 9. After her death, drawers of poetry were found in her home. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Explain the following simile from "Tell the Truth."Too bright for our infirm DelightThe Truth's superb surpriseAs Lightning to the Children easedWith explanation kind A) That children enjoy lightning like they enjoy truth. B) That children are afraid of the truth and lightning. C) The truth needs no explanation. D) Telling the truth with kindness eases it's sting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Telling the truth with kindness eases it's sting. 11. What does the phrase 'sings the tune without the words' suggest? A) Expressing oneself without using words. B) Speaking in a foreign language. C) Singing a song with incorrect lyrics. D) Humming a tune without any words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressing oneself without using words. 12. What is the significance of the title 'I heard a Fly buzz-when I died-'? A) To highlight the importance of the fly in the poem. B) To emphasize the peacefulness of death. C) To describe the buzzing sound in detail. D) To create a sense of anticipation and mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To create a sense of anticipation and mystery. ← PreviousRelated 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