Before I got my eye put out Analysis Questions

Is vision literal or figurative in this poem?

• literal

• figurative

"Before I got my eye put out

I liked as well to see-

As other Creatures that have Eyes

And know no other way" (lines 1-4)

In "Before I got my eye put out", why does Dickinson refer to the people as "Creatures that have Eyes/ and know no other way" (lines 3-4)?

• Because they are unthinking

• Because they are savages

Dickinson uses rhyme in an atypical way, often using assonance (repetition of vowel sounds) and consonance (repetition of end consonant sounds).

Which words rhyme in the first stanza? "Before I got my eye put out".

• I, my

• I, my, eye

• put, out

In "Before I got my eye put out" Dickinson alternates lines of four feet with lines of three feet. In lines 5, 9, and 10-with "Today" and "mine"-she breaks the _________ by separating out a word. This makes the reader stop, and highlights the importance of those words.

What poetic technique is being addressed in this analysis?

• meter

• rhythm

• rhyme

• structure

"The Motions of the Dipping Birds-

The Morning's Amber Road-" (lines 14-15)

Why is the road amber?

• It's yellow from the sunrise

• It's yellow from the sunset

• To create imagery

The Motions of the Dipping Birds —

The Morning's Amber Road —

For mine — to look at when I liked —

The News would strike me dead —

Which words are an example of consonance?

• "Dippings" and "Morning's"

• "Motions," and "Road"

• "Birds" and "Amber"

The Motions of the Dipping Birds —

The Morning's Amber Road —

For mine — to look at when I liked —

The News would strike me dead —

Which words are an example of assonance?

• "Dipping" and "Morning's"

• "Motions," and "Road"

"So safer — guess — with just my soul

Upon the Window pane —

Where other Creatures put their eyes —

Incautious — of the Sun —" (lines 18-21)

What could we replace "soul" with in line 18?

• memory

• sight

• hopes

• spirit

"So safer — guess — with just my soul

Upon the Window pane —

Where other Creatures put their eyes —

Incautious — of the Sun —" (lines 18-21)

What could we replace "Incautious" with in line 21?

• Incapable

• Reckless

• Endearing

• Blinded

Which stanza in the poem does not fit?

• Stanza 1

• Stanza 2

• Stanza 3

• Stanza 5