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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 136 begins, "Have you got a ____ in your little heart, / Where bashful flowers blow?"
2. In Poem 429 _____ is always obedient to the power of the moon and never oversteps its bounds.
3. In Poem 511, what does Emily tell a friend she would do if she knew when the friend was coming?
4. In Poem 127, if some people knew such dwellings were waiting for them, by what means would they go there as soon as possible?
5. In Poem 256, Dickinson indicates she believes she is now banished from heaven. She concludes ______ has turned his face away from her.
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author write about "Paradise" in Poem 215?
2. Discuss how Emily knows she is alive in Poem 470.
3. How is the reality of death described in Poem 389?
4. What is Emily's Sunday routine in Poem 324?
5. What are examples of couples in the universe that Dickinson uses in Poem 1? Why does she use them?
6. What does Emily write to her friend whom she longs for in Poem 511?
7. What metaphor does the author use to represent hope in Poem 254?
8. Discuss the self-view of Poem 351.
9. How does Dickinson compare herself to David of David and Goliath in Poem 540?
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
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
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 3
Discuss the style of meter the author uses in her poetry. How much does her meter vary from poem to poem? How does the meter of the poems affect their tone?
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