Dickinson Test Prep 1

In the poem:

LOVE is anterior to life,

Posterior to death,

Initial of creation, and

The exponent of breath.

She describes love as:

• Fickle and treacherous

• Eternal, Superior to Time and Death

• Superior to God

• Without pride and simple

• Something that is just a human process

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Where is Dickinson from?

• Spain

• U.S.A

• Ireland

• England

• Scotland

What could be a label for Dickinson?

• The living legend

• The celibate

• The great traveler

• The great recluse

• The follower of death

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Dickinson's poetry?

• Dashes
• No titles
• Slant Rhymes
• Iambic pentameter

What is a slant rhyme?

• Similar but not identical sounds
• A cool hip dance move
• Strict rhyme scheme
• Rhyme with more than three syllables

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Which of the following is an example of a slant rhyme?

• Hop and mop
• Jump and pump
• Frog and rabbit
• Bridge and grudge

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Emily Dickinson was a recluse.

• True
• False

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Emily Dickinson married, but never had children.

• True
• False

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Emily Dickinson lived in the ___ century.

• 15th

• 17th

• 19th

• 20th

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She was seen as ______ because she did not conform to social standards for women at the time.

• eccentric

• prolific

• frivolous

• Calvinist

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