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- 1. Multiple Choice
Emily Dickinson was born, died, and buried in Amherst, Massachusetts.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
What was Emily Dickinson's attitude toward society- as shown in her poetry?
She enjoys breaking the rules of the society of her day.
She prefers being a private person, not a public one.
She yearns to be a successful, world-famous poet.
She is very sad to be alone but too shy to change.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which statement explains the situation in “I heard a Fly buzz – when I died –”?
The speaker describes death through the eyes of a fly.
The speaker describes the moment of death, but after the speaker has already died.
The speaker is surrounded by loved ones.
The speaker is daydreaming about what her death scene might be like.
- 4. Multiple Choice
In “I heard a Fly buzz – when I died –,” what do the details suggest most clearly about death?
The company of loved ones makes death easier to bear.
The rituals of death vary from one country to another.
Death may not occur in the manner we think
Death is a release from life’s cares.
- 5. Multiple Choice
In “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” what is compared to a frog?
someone who likes being noticed
someone who is hiding from the world
someone who feels less important to other people
someone who disrupts the speaker’s quietness
- 6. Multiple Choice
In “They shut me up in Prose –,” what is compared to being shut up “in Prose”?
being put into a closet as a little girl
being a stray dog sent to the pound
telling a young girl to wish on a star
teaching a little bird to recite poetry
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which line from the selections is the best example of Dickinson’s use of paradox?
Fame is a fickle food / Upon a shifting plate (from “Fame is a fickle food”)
They put me in the Closet – / Because they liked me “still” – (from “They shut me up in Prose –”)
A soul admitted to itself – / Finite Infinity (from “There is a solitude of space”)
How dreary – to be – Somebody! / How public – like a Frog – (from “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”)
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the central paradox presented in “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”
the idea that a person can be nobody
the idea that a frog makes noise in a bog
the idea that some people like to advertise themselves
the idea that no one enjoys being considered a nobody
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a slant rhyme?Similar but not identical soundsA cool hip dance moveStrict rhyme schemeRhyme with more than three syllables
- 10. Multiple Choice
In “Fame is a fickle food,” what food do the crows prefer to the crumbs left by fame?
farmer's corn
tacos
bread crumbs
smoothes
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following words best describes the soul in “The Soul selects her own
Society –”?
Choose two options.
sad
fickle
loyal
particular
welcoming
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following people is most clearly held in captivity?
fool
pilot
prisoner
translator
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which word in this sentence is an abstract noun?
The crumbs of your affection are like sand in the wind.
crumbs
affection
sand
wind
- 14. Multiple Choice
How many concrete nouns does this sentence contain?
Fame is a bird that calls out from the rooftop of life.
one
two
three
four
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is a paradox?
a statement that seems contradictory but actually presents a truth.
a statement that presents human attributes
final sounds in a poem
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is a universal theme?
an idea that applies to a particular place and time.
an idea that applies to anyone regardless of cultural differences, or geographic location.
both a+b are correct
- 17. Multiple Choice
fame is a fickle food. what's the meaning of fickle?
permanent
gorgeous
temporary
none of the above
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which phrase includes alliteration?
The kitten was as soft as downy feathers.
The cat stared at me like she's an alien observing mankind.
The cat slumbered on a mat.
Callie the cat came quietly creeping.
- 19. Multiple Choice
True or False. Dickinson didn't title her poems.
True
False
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of a slant rhyme?Hop and mopJump and pumpFrog and rabbitBridge and grudge
- 21. Multiple Choice
Society/ Majority is an example of
Slant Rhyme
Exact Rhyme
- 22. Multiple Choice
Emily Dickinson uses the rhyme door/more, is this rhyme an exact rhyme or slant rhyme?
Exact Rhyme
Slant Rhyme
- 23. Multiple Choice
What color does Dickinson use to describe the fly's buzz in "I heard a Fly buzz -- when I Died --"?
white
blue
black
brown
- 24. Multiple Choice
Which of these techniques is used in "They shut me up in Prose-"?
extended metaphor
mixed metaphor
dramatic irony
foreshadowing
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