R4 lesson

​Lesson 1: Diction and connotation

Emily Dickinson's poems use three types of diction: metaphorical language, particular and broad meaning, connotation and denotation meaning. Personification and metaphor are the two main types of figure language, and the exclamation mark emphasizes Dickinson's joy. She uses an ironic tone to portray the serious theme of fame in a humorous way.

Multiple Choice

what was 1 type of figurative language in Dickinson's work?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

​Lesson 2:TEXT STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS​
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Emily Dickinson's poems are often written in succinct stanzas, often quatrains, with brief lines that rhyme twice. The poem is broken into two quatrains and alternates between iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter, with internal rhyme, simile, satire, anaphora, alliteration, and anaphora.

Multiple Select

which organizational patterns did Emily use in her poems?

• succinct stanzas

• Chronological Patterns

• quatrains

• A Topical Pattern

• non of the above

Multiple Choice

How many times would Emily Dickinson typically rhyme?

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2

​Lesson 3: Rhetorical devices and Persuasive Techniques

Dickinson uses imaginary, enjambment and dashes to heighten ambiguity of her themes. She employs figurative language, such as similes, metaphor, and personification to engage readers senses. her main idea is that obscurity is better than fame or public recognition, and that it is actually rather lovely to be bowed

Multiple Choice

What techniques did Emily use to persuade an audience?

• Figurative language

• Rhetorical questions

• Pathos

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What rhetorical device did Emily use?

• satire

• similes and personification

• analogy

• hyperbobal

​lesson 4:Grammatical syntax

Dickinson most frequently used dashses to indicate the end of her poetry, capitalizing terms within sentences. this was due to the grammar of English Language, which allowed for the use of both dashes and caps to emphasize and personify common nouns. Despite this, Dickinson was not the only poet to use it, and her dashes may have been added to denote pauses when reading the poem aloud.

Multiple Choice

What did Emily most frequently use to indicate the end of her poetry?

• Nothing

• Rhyme

• A period

• Dashes

Multiple Choice

Usage of the English language that allowed the application of dashes and caps/capital letters to emphasize and embody ordinary nouns.

• True

• False

Students participated-20pts

​Students Read lesson--20pts

Students answered questions ---40pts

​Students engaged in discussion--- 20pts

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