Quiz on 'Because I could not stop for Death' by Emily Dickinson

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

• Emily Dickinson

• Sylvia Plath

• Robert Frost

• Walt Whitman

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'Because I could not stop for Death' by Emily Dickinson- In the poem, who stops for the speaker?

• A friend

• A family member

• Death

• A stranger

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'Because I could not stop for Death' by Emily Dickinson- What is the carriage in the poem symbolic of?

• A celebration

• A vacation

• A race

• A journey

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'Because I could not stop for Death' by Emily Dickinson- What does the speaker put away for Death's civility?

• Her dreams

• Her fears

• Her labor and leisure

• Her memories

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'Because I could not stop for Death' by Emily Dickinson- What do the children do at the school in the poem?

• Dance

• Sing

• Play in the ring

• Study

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'Because I could not stop for Death' by Emily Dickinson- What natural element is mentioned as being passed by in the poem?

• The setting sun

• A forest

• A mountain

• A river

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'Because I could not stop for Death' by Emily Dickinson - What is the speaker's gown made of in the poem?

• Silk

• Cotton

• Gossamer

• Wool

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'Because I could not stop for Death' by Emily Dickinson- What is the 'House' in the poem a metaphor for?

• A mansion

• A castle

• A grave

• A cottage

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'Because I could not stop for Death' by Emily Dickinson- How does the speaker describe the passage of time since the journey began?

• As a moment

• As a long journey

• As a few days

• As centuries

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'Because I could not stop for Death' by Emily Dickinson- What direction are the horses' heads pointed towards in the poem?

• The past

• Home

• The horizon

• Eternity

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