Emily Dickinson's 'Because I could not stop for Death' Review

How does the poet describe death in stanzas 1-2?

• As a formal and polite man

• As an sad and hopeless person

• As a scary and intimidating figure

• As a mysterious and unpredictable entity

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What 3 things do the speaker and death pass by in stanza 3? What does each one represent?

• School - Childhood, Field - Adulthood/Her life's work, Setting Sun - Dying/Old Age

• School - Adulthood/Her life's work, Field - Childhood, Setting Sun - Dying/Old Age

• School - Childhood, Field - Dying/Old Age, Setting Sun - Adulthood/Her life's work

• School - Adulthood/Her life's work, Field - Dying/Old Age, Setting Sun - Childhood

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What is the final destination of the speaker? Which stanza reveals her destination?

• A house in the ground (her grave) - Stanza 5

• A castle in the sky - Stanza 2

• A beautiful garden - Stanza 3

• A mystical realm - Stanza 4

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What is the definition of juxtaposition?

• Placing two things side by side to show how similar they are

• Placing two things side by side to show their differences

• Placing two things far apart to each other to create a new meaning

• Placing two things far apart to create suspense

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Which quote represents the theme of life and human experience?

• "My labor and my leisure"

• "Swelling of the ground"

• "Horses heads were toward eternity"

• "Cornice in the ground"

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Which quote represents the theme of death and the afterlife?

• "My labor and my leisure"

• "Swelling of the ground"

• "We passed the school"

• "Fields of gazing grain"

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What image or symbol mentioned in the poem represents the concept of death?

• The school

• The field of gazing grain

• Her labor and leisure

• The house in the ground

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Which best shows the theme of the poem?

• The speaker reflects on her life as she rides with death to her grave

• The speaker regrets not being better prepared for meeting death

• The speaker jokes about the afterlife being boring

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