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As Imperceptibly as Grief Flashcards

1
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Who wrote ‘As Imperceptibly as Grief’?

A

Emily Dickinson

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When was ‘Imperceptibly as Grief’ written?

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1880

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finish the quote : ‘as imperceptibly…

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…as grief’

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4
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finish the quote : ‘the summer…

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…lapsed away’

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5
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finish the quote : ‘too imperceptible..

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…at last’

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6
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finish the quote : ‘to seem…

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…like perfidy’

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7
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finish the quote : ‘a quietness…

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…distilled’

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8
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finish the quote : ‘as twilight…

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…long begun’

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9
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finish the quote : ‘or nature…

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…spending with herself’

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10
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finish the quote : ‘sequestered..

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…afternoon’

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11
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finish the quote : ‘the dusk…

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…drew earlier in’

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finish the quote : ‘the morning…

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…foreign shone’

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13
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finish the quote : ‘a courteous…

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…yet harrowing Grace’

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14
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finish the quote : ‘as guest…

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…that would be gone’

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15
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finish the quote : ‘and thus…

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…without a wing’

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16
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finish the quote : ‘or service of…

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…a keel’

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17
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finish the quote : ‘our summer made….

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…her light escape’

18
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finish the quote : ‘into the..

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…beautiful’

19
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What disorder did Emily Dickinson have?

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Seasonal Affective Disorder

20
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Why does Emily Dickinson use so much seasonal imagery?

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she had Seasonal Affective Disorder

21
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What does Dickinson not use in her poems?

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titles

22
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Why does Dickinson use hyphens?

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recreates her thoughts and stream of consciousness/her talking

23
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Who published Dickinson’s poems and why?

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her family published them after her death

24
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What did Dickinson’s family remove from her poems?

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the hyphens

25
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When were the hyphens of Dickinson’s poems replaced?

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1970s by critics

26
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What is a keel?

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boat
OR
part of bird that has flight muscles attached

27
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What did Dickinson see from her window from ages 10 to 25?

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graveyard in which 5 of her friends were buried

28
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What colour did Dickinson wear?

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white

29
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Why did Dickinson wear white?

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  • spirituality
  • wanted to wear white on deathbed
30
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What was Dickinson always thinking about?

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death

31
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Who was Dickinson a carer for?

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her mother

32
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What caused Dickinson’s thought s about death?

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death of best friend aged 13

33
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How many poems did Dickinson write during her lifetime?

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2000 poems

34
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How many poems did Dickinson publish during her lifetime?

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10 poems

35
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What sector of Christianity did Dickinson practice at home?

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Calvinism

36
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Who was Susan Huntington Gilbert?

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Dickinson’s brother’s wife who she loved

37
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How many poems did Dickinson write about Susan Huntington Gilbert?

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275

38
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How did Dickinson have love affairs?

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by letter

39
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What were Dickinson’s ‘Master Letter’s’?

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love letters to ‘master’

40
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Where was Dickinson from?

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America

41
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What is the word that describes after death?

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posthumously

42
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Why did Dickinson not intend to publish her poems?

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they were personal

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