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A narrow Fellow in the Grass Emily Dickinson

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A narrow Fellow in the Grass Occasionally rides -

You may have met him? Did you not?

His notice sudden is -

Multiple Choice

A narrow Fellow in the Grass Occasionally rides -

You may have met him? Did you not?

His notice sudden is -

What can we infer the word "sudden" means?

• Scared

• Quick

• Slow

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The Grass divides as with a Comb, A spotted Shaft is seen, And then it closes at your Feet And opens further on -

Multiple Choice

The Grass divides as with a Comb

A spotted Shaft is seen

And then it closes at your Feet

And opens further on -

Which line shows us the best imagery in this stanza?

• and opens further on

• and then it closes at your feet

• A spotted shaft is seen

• the grass divides as with a comb

Multiple Choice

"The grass divides as with a comb"

what figurative language is used in this line?

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

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He likes a Boggy Acre -

A Floor too cool for Corn -

But when a Boy and Barefoot I more than once at Noon

Multiple Choice

"He likes a Boggy Acre"

The definition of boggy is "too wet and muddy to be easily walked on; marshy."

What can we assume this line means?

• he likes the mudd

• He likes a wet/muddy marshy place to live

• he likes to be walked on

Multiple Choice

"But when a Boy and Barefoot

I more than once at Noon"

What can we figure out about the speaker in this poem?

• he is an older man and talking about being a young boy

• he is a young boy

• the female author is narrating as a man and that man is remembering being a young boy

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Have passed I thought a Whip- Lash Unbraiding in the Sun

When stooping to secure it

It wrinkled And was gone -

Open Ended

"Have passed I thought a Whip- Lash "

What do we think Whip Lash means based on the line

Multiple Choice

"When stooping to secure it

It wrinkled And was gone -"

What do we think the word "Stooping" means based on the lines

• bending down

• walking

• sitting

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Several of Nature’s People

I know, and they know me I feel for them a transport Of Cordiality

Multiple Choice

What can we assume "Natures People" means?

• other creatures in the wild

• other humans

• natures humans

Multiple Choice

"I feel for them a transport

Of Cordiality"

transport means to move something or give something

cordiality means being friendly or polite.

Knowing the definitions what can we assume these lines mean?

• he feels like they are going to be his friends

• he feels like they are friends/friendly to eachother

• he is nice to them

• he takes them places

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But never met this Fellow Attended or alone Without a tighter Breathing And Zero at the Bone.

Multiple Choice

What do you think this last passage is trying to communicate to us?

But never met this Fellow

Attended or alone

Without a tighter Breathing

And Zero at the Bone.

• The author knows the danger of snakes and does not want to be friends with them

• The author feels he will be killed by a snake

• the author doesnt care if hes alone or with friends he doesnt like snakes

• He has no bones and cant breathe when he is around snakes

Multiple Choice

What do we think the setting of "Narrow fellow in the grass" is?

• Outside/Nature

• a marsh

• the woods

​The Tell Tale Heart Review

Multiple Choice

What do you think the setting of the tell tale heart is?

• a house

• a large castle

• apartment

• fancy room

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What do you think the conflict of the tell tale heart is?

• Mr. Jenkins likes the old man but he cant stand his eye

• Mr. Jenkins is super lonely and would rather not live than see the eye

• The old man doesn't pay him enough so he wants to kill him

• Mr. Blue is dying and he needs to die

Multiple Choice

"it was not the old man that vexed me, but his eye!"

What can we infer "vexed" means based on our knowledge of the story?

• excited

• angered

• threatened

• depressed

Poll

Do you think Mr. Jenkins could actually hear the old mans heart?

• Yes

• No

Poll

If he couldn't actually hear the heart beat, what do you think was making him hear the heart beat sounds

• his thoughts making him kill him

• his brain making him feel guilty & his fear from being caught

• he wanted to hear him dead so he imagined heart beats

Multiple Choice

Why do you think he ended up admitting he killed the old man in the end?

• he felt guilty for what he had done

• it wasnt his eyeball it was his heart beat he couldnt stand to hear

• he was a bad liar and got caught

Multiple Choice

What do you think the theme of The Tell Tale Heart could be?

• mental health can be hidden

• you can't trust people

• making bad decisions makes you suffer consequences

• never kill a person for their eye

Multiple Choice

"Never before that night had I felt the extent of my own powers — of my sagacity."

Latin root "sage" which means "to taste," "to have good taste," or "to be wise."

What can we assume sagacity means based on knowing the root?

• to show kindess and good taste in super powers

• ability to make good judgements and decisions

• to choose good dinner options

• to be stronger and smarter than everyone

Poll

Do you think Mr. Jenkins is trustworthy?

• Yes

• No

Poll

Would you say the Mr. Jenkins is a reliable guy?

• No

• Yes