Because I Could Not Stop for Death

Who is the author of the poem 'Because I could not stop for Death'?

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Emily Dickinson

• Walt Whitman

• Henry David Thoreau

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In the poem, who stops for the speaker?

• A Horse

• Immortality

• A Carriage

• Death

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What does the Carriage hold in the poem?

• The speaker and a Horse

• The speaker and a Child

• The speaker and Immortality

• The speaker and Death

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What does the speaker pass by during the journey?

• A House, a Garden, and a Road

• A School, Fields of Grain, and the Setting Sun

• A City, a Park, and a Lake

• A River, Mountains, and a Forest

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

What is the speaker wearing in the poem?

• A Gown and a Tippet

• A Dress and a Hat

• A Robe and Slippers

• A Coat and Boots

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

What does the House in the poem symbolize?

• A Palace

• A Cottage

• A Mansion

• A Grave

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How long does the speaker feel the journey has taken?

• Minutes

• Days

• Centuries

• Hours

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What direction are the Horses' Heads pointed towards?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Eternity

• The Stars

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What is the speaker's view of Death?

• positive

• negative

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Which of the following is NOT a poem by Emily Dickinson?

• Because I could not stop for death

• The Road Not Taken

• Hope is the thing with feathers

• There's a certain slant of light