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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 318, Emily describes the _____ as a purple stile or steps, with yellow-colored children climbing over it.
2. Poem 92 begins, "My friend must be a Bird -- / Because it ___!"
3. In Poem 470, Emily knows she is alive because she is not laid out in a _________________with people looking over her dead body and asking questions about her death.
4. In Poem 80, the author writes, "Our lives are ____ -- / So still -- so Cool --."
5. In Poem 153, what does the author write is "the only Secret?"
Short Essay Questions
1. What metaphor does the author use to represent hope in Poem 254?
2. How does Dickinson connect flowers to Revelations in Poem 168?
3. What does Emily write about Christ and human death in Poem 193?
4. How does Emily Dickinson describe humans' approach to pain in Poem 536?
5. What are the actions of the cat chasing the bird in Poem 507?
6. What does Emily write to her friend whom she longs for in Poem 511?
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. How does the poet describe doom in Poem 475?
9. Describe the flower imagery of Poem 339.
10. Discuss the metaphor for loss which the poet uses in Poem 245.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose two of your favorite poems from the text and compare them by examining the poems' themes, tone, structure, punctuation, and subject matter.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the recurring theme of "Death" in the poems of Emily Dickinson. What symbols and motifs does the author use to represent death? What can be interpreted through her personification of death?
Essay Topic 3
In Poem 386, Dickinson writes for "July" to answer her queries. In Poem 382, she refers to what Death will buy. Describe this technique and why the poet uses it. What is the opposite technique?
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