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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. Poem 245 is a poem of loss. In it Emily speaks of a ____ that she has.
2. In Poem 511, what does Emily tell a friend she would do if she knew when the friend was coming?
3. In the final stanza of Poem 507, Emily writes about the cat's dashed hopes for what?
4. In Poem 339, Emily writes of her wonder that such small flowers can hold so much beautiful ____.
5. In Poem 318, Emily describes the _____ as ribbons unfolding as squirrels run to tell the news.
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss the author's point of view on suicide in poem 277.
2. What does the author write about "Paradise" in Poem 215?
3. Discuss briefly how Emily Dickinson uses the theme of Death in Poems 1-94.
4. In Poem 377, how does the poet compare faith and money?
5. Describe the poet's vision of love in Poem 480.
6. Describe the sunset and sunrise of Poem 318.
7. Describe the flower imagery of Poem 339.
8. What does the poet "speak to" symbolically in discussing loss in Poem 47?
9. What does Dickinson write about Moses in Poem 168?
10. Discuss some of the Biblical imagery in the first poems of the book.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe how the author compares herself to David in the poem which examines David and Goliath. What imagery does the poet use in this poem? What is the tone?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the effects of voice and tense in the author's poetry. Compare the voice and tense of the following lines and describe how they affect the poems' moods and tones: (1) "My Reward for Being, was This. / My premium -- My Bliss --" (2) "Ah, Moon -- and Star! / You are very far --".
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