multiple choice, i like to see it lap the miles

Question 1

which meter is this poem written in

Answer 1

common meter

Question 2

when the speaker describes the train as punctual as a star, this is an example of what

Answer 2

simile

Question 3

what is an important theme in dickinson’s poem

Answer 3

transformation

Question 4

this poem gives us a view of what

Answer 4

contrasting regions

Question 5

the train is an emblem of what in the poem

Answer 5

strength and skill

Question 6

what is the speaker doing in dickinson’s poem

Answer 6

watching the train

Question 7

when the speaker says that the train “feeds” itself, this is an example of which type of poetic device

Answer 7

personification

Question 8

the train peers “supercilious” at what

Answer 8

shanties

Question 9

which of the verbs below is used to describe the train’s movement

Answer 9

step

Question 10

the speaker compares the train’s sound to which poetic term

Answer 10

stanza

Question 11

the name Boanerges is a reference to what

Answer 11

a name that jesus gave to james and john

Question 12

Boanerges means what in Greek

Answer 12

sons of thunder

Question 13

in the last stanza, the train is associated with which animal

Answer 13

a horse

Question 14

the train is as punctual as what in the poem

Answer 14

a star

Question 15

which word associates the train with God in the last stanza of the poem

Answer 15

omnipotent