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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 809, the act of being loved turns people into _______.
2. What voice is Poem 640 written in?
3. Memory is the topic of Poem 1406. This poem states that those who have once been part of someone's memory never lose their place in the _____.
4. In Poem 1680, Emily writes about the nature of love. She states that in her opinion, there are few people in the world who ___________.
5. In Poem 1085, Emily writes about the personality of ______ and her family of plants and flowers.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is described of the coming storm in Poem 824?
2. Describe the poet's feelings about remorse in Poem 744.
3. How does the poet describe the nature of God in Poem 1163?
4. Describe the second version of Poem 1357.
5. In Poem 809 Emily writes about the nature of love. What does she say?
6. Describe how Emily deals with the subject of Fear in Poem 608.
7. What comparisons does Dickinson make in Poem 1374?
8. What does Emily write of "hope" in poem 1392?
9. Discuss the poet's relationship with the moon in Poem 737.
10. How does the poet describe the lives of the children of God in Poem 1021?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the metaphorical techniques of the following two poems: 245 (jewelry) and 1763 (bee). What are these symbols metaphors for? Define the term "metaphor" and "simile" in your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the structure of the following poem. Note the poem's meter, rhyme, assonance, consonance, and alliteration. Describe how these combine to form the poem's tone. "Not Sickness stains the Brave, / Nor and Dart, / Nor Doubt of Scene to come, / But an adjourning Heart --".
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's use of Biblical allusion in her poems. What is the poet's view of Christianity? How do we know this from the text?
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