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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Poem 536, what would humans prefer to have first?
2. In Poem 470, when she holds a ____ before her mouth, it fogs up.
3. Emily writes about a cat chasing ____ in Poem 507.
4. Poem 561 is a poem about grief and hurt. To what does Emily compare the grief of each grieving person she meets?
5. Poem 480 is a poem about love. In response to a lover's question of why she loves him, Emily answers that _____ does not require an answer from the grass when it passes by.
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Emily describe her feelings of grief in Poem 561?
2. Discuss how Emily knows she is alive in Poem 470.
3. Discuss the theme of loss the poet writes about in Poem 23.
4. In Poem 377, how does the poet compare faith and money?
5. Discuss briefly how Emily Dickinson uses the theme of Death in Poems 1-94.
6. How does the poet describe doom in Poem 475?
7. In Poem 413, Emily writes about displacement and her desire to run away from God's watchful eye. How does she illustrate this?
8. Discuss the author's point of view on suicide in poem 277.
9. What is Emily's Sunday routine in Poem 324?
10. What are the actions of the cat chasing the bird in Poem 507?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the literary term "tone." What does this refer to? Taking two examples of poetry from the text, compare and contrast them in terms of tone.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of earthly love and marriage as detailed in the poems of Emily Dickinson. Where does this theme occur? What symbolism does the author use in these poems?
Essay Topic 3
What is juxtaposition? Define this term and give examples of how the author makes use of this technique to lend greater understanding of her subjects.
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