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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. What does the king not do in Poem 103?

2. Emily attempts to convince the man that being single is _________ in Poem 1?

3. Among what may Angels be seen when the sun is hottest in Poem 94?

4. Poem 136 begins, "Have you got a ____ in your little heart, / Where bashful flowers blow?"

5. Poem 324 tells about Emily's _____ routine. While others in her village go to church, she stays at home and communes with God in nature.

Short Essay Questions

1. In Poem 377, how does the poet compare faith and money?

2. Describe the poet's vision of love in Poem 480.

3. What does Emily Dickinson relate about life after death in Poem 234?

4. Describe the flower imagery of Poem 339.

5. What is Emily's Sunday routine in Poem 324?

6. Describe the act of prayer in Poem 437.

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. What does Emily write about Christ and human death in Poem 193?

9. Discuss the author's point of view on suicide in poem 277.

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

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 2

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 --".

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Emily Dickinson's unique use of capitalization and punctuation in her poetry. What is the significance of these structural elements? What forms of imagery are often capitalized?

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