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English
9th -
10thgrade
Because I could not stop for Death - Emily Dickinson
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does the meter of this poem do?
Create rhythm that adds musicality to sound like a hymn
Make readers be scared of death
Make the poem sound dramatic
Show that the poet is stressed
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the 'Death' or 'He' personifised to?
Her husband
Her life
A gentleman who drives a carriage
God
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the word 'immortality' mean?
Motor
Death
Sleep forever
Live forever
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is used to show that the speaker is leaving her life behind?
Long vowel sound & dash
Short sound
Alliteration
Capital letters
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why is the phrase 'we passed' repeated?
There is no reason
To emphasise death
To show that we passed the exams
To show all the human beings pass away eventually
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does 'Gazing Grain' indicate?
Life
Death
Grains
Sun
- 7. Multiple Choice
What does 'Setting Sun' indicate?
Death
Sun
Life
Sunset
- 8. Multiple Choice
What do the wedding clothes (e.g. Gossamer, Gown, Tippet, Tulle) suggest?
Her marriage to her husband
Her marriage to death
Her sister's marriage
Her life
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does 'House' show?
Her grave
The carriage
Death
Life
- 10. Multiple Choice
How long has it been since the speaker died?
Days
Months
Years
Centuries
- 11. Multiple Choice
What did the speaker do before she died?
Went on a trip
Put away everything she had
Read her old diaries
Went to see her family
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why does this poem not name anyone and only use pronouns?
There is no reason
To show no matter who you are, death will come
The poet could not come up with any name
To emphasise death
- 13. Multiple Choice
What do the words 'kindly' and 'His Civility' convey?
Death is gentle, kind, nice and polite
Respect for death
Her husband is gentle, kind, nice and polite
Life
- 14. Multiple Choice
What poetry device is used in this stanza? (Hint: Red letters)
We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess - in the rings -
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain -
We passed the Setting Sun -
Consonance
Alliteration
Assonance
Repetition
- 15. Multiple Choice
Is the speaker male or female?
Male
Female
It is not mentioned in the poem
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is the theme of this poem?
Death
Life
Speaker's marriage
Love
- 17. Multiple Choice
How many stanza does this poem have?
6 quatrains
6 lines
5 lines
5 quatrains
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the intention of this poem?
Be prepared for death
Life is tough
Death is scary
Death is nothing to be afraid of
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