Dickinson

Question 1

what kind of rhymed did Dickinson generally use

Answer 1

slant rhymes

Question 2

slant rhymes

Answer 2

final sounds are similar but not identical

Question 3

what is emily dickinson referred to as

Answer 3

belle of amherst

Question 4

what year was dickinson born in

Answer 4

1830

Question 5

what year did dickinson die in

Answer 5

1886

Question 6

where was dickinson born

Answer 6

Amherst Massachusetts

Question 7

what kind of person was dickinson

Answer 7

extremely private person; eccentric

Question 8

how many poems did dickinson have published when she was alive

Answer 8

seven

Question 9

what does her poetry reflect

Answer 9

her loneliness

Question 10

what did her poems focus on

Answer 10

on her feelings

Question 11

when were most of her poems published

Answer 11

after her death

Question 12

why didn’t dickinson want her poems published

Answer 12

didn’t care about money and fame; didn’t want the public to read her poems

Question 13

how often did dickinson write

Answer 13

often produced a poem a day

Question 14

what was the only thing she wore

Answer 14

white clothing

Question 15

what school did she attend

Answer 15

mount Holyoke female seminary

Question 16

what was her sisters name

Answer 16

Lavinia

Question 17

what did her sister find

Answer 17

discovered a thousands poems in her burrow

Question 18

what conflict did she battle

Answer 18

had a conflict where she couldn’t accept religious doctrine but wanted spiritual contact

Question 19

what did her verses have

Answer 19

wit, metrical variation, irregular rhymes, direct statements and bold and startling imagery

Question 20

what does dickinson use a lot of

Answer 20

dashes

Question 21

what is her poetry influenced by

Answer 21

nature and spiritual themes; just like the transcendentalists

Question 22

how did dickinson choose the titles of her poems

Answer 22

it was the first line of every poem; she never titles them

Question 23

who is the speaker in, i heard a fly buzz when i died

Answer 23

the speaker is the dying person

Question 24

what was the room like in, i heard a fly buzz when i died

Answer 24

the room was still like it was before a storm

Question 25

why was the room like it was in i heard a fly buzz

Answer 25

because the speaker was about to die

Question 26

why was everyones breath gathering firm in, i heard a fly buzz

Answer 26

the speaker was going to, and about to die

Question 27

interposed

Answer 27

to introduced between parts

Question 28

what is an act of interposition in when i heard a fly

Answer 28

the speaker was lying there and the fly flew in front of her

Question 29

did the fly know what it was doing

Answer 29

no the fly was just minding its own business without knowing anything that was going on around it

Question 30

what are the windows in the fly buzz

Answer 30

the speakers eyes

Question 31

what is the so called moral of the fly buzz story

Answer 31

life goes on; someone might die but just because that happens things around you don't stop; just like the fly flying

Question 32

what is the structure of when i heard a fly buzz

Answer 32

uses a lot of dashes | capitalizes a lot of words; could be to show importance of the word or topic of the sentence

Question 33

what is i could not stop for death about

Answer 33

death

Question 34

what is death personified as in no stop for death

Answer 34

carriage

Question 35

what kind of death did the speaker have

Answer 35

peaceful death; " He kindly stopped for me"

Question 36

was the speaker scared of death or accepting

Answer 36

accepting, not scared at all

Question 37

what is talked about in the death stop poem

Answer 37

the different stages of her life

Question 38

what does each stage of her event being talked about symbolize

Answer 38

different stages of the persons life; childhood, adult, final years

Question 39

how does death stop poem end

Answer 39

ends with her realizing that she is at the end of her ride and it wasn't temporary

Question 40

what does the title, my life closed twice before its close mean

Answer 40

that two tragic events could've affected her to make her stay inside and seclude herself from everyone two very bad things happened to make it seem like the end of life

Question 41

what do the two events of life closed twice most likely mean

Answer 41

there was some type of parting that happened, whether it was death or breakup

Question 42

what is the soul selects her own society about

Answer 42

once you find who you are no one else matters as long as you are yourself you select your own society; people you hang out with and who you are

Question 43

what is the moral of the soul selects

Answer 43

be yourself and don't ever let anyone change that | choose the right people in your life and stick with them and don't listen to anyone else

Question 44

when does theres a certain slant of light take place

Answer 44

wintertime

Question 45

where is the speaker while the poem is going on

Answer 45

looking out a window;l likely in her room or something like that

Question 46

oppress

Answer 46

weighs heavily on the mind

Question 47

what happens in the winter because of the sun

Answer 47

its gets sadder because the sun isn't out

Question 48

what is the certain slant of light about

Answer 48

a slant of light that shines its way through | doesn't affect us externally but internally because of its beauty

Question 49

what is the solitude of space

Answer 49

heaven

Question 50

what is the solitude of space about

Answer 50

limited endlessness; everything continues here on earth; world stay the same but we change no matter what there is always death no limits when we die

Question 51

profounder site in there is a solitude of space

Answer 51

heaven

Question 52

is the soul infinite

Answer 52

yes it goes to the afterlife forever | body dies but the soul doesn't

Question 53

what is infinite in the brain is wider than the sky

Answer 53

the brain is infinite just like the sky

Question 54

syllable

Answer 54

unit, single sound; part of a word

Question 55

characteristics of the brain in the brain is wider than the sky

Answer 55

brain absorbs everything; knowledge and other things

Question 56

what is water is taught by thirst about

Answer 56

opposites | even though they're opposites one carries the other

Question 57

what is the lesson being taught in water is taught by thirst

Answer 57

in order toe experience success you have to experience failure Cant judge other people; you don know what they have been through

Question 58

what helps us appreciate success

Answer 58

failure

Question 59

what is the opposite of peace

Answer 59

war

Question 60

what teaches us the best

Answer 60

experience