Before I got my eye put out Analysis Questions

Is vision literal or figurative in this poem?

• literal

• figurative

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which stanza in the poem does not fit?

• Stanza 1

• Stanza 2

• Stanza 3

• Stanza 5

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9