Because I Could Not Stop for Death Lesson

Because I Could Not Stop for Death Lesson

7th - 8th Grade

7 Qs

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Because I Could Not Stop for Death Lesson

Because I Could Not Stop for Death Lesson

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Margaret Anderson

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Death's carriage in "Because I could not stop Death" holds all of the following except - - 
the speaker
Death 
the reader 
immortality

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The three things the carriage passes are noteworthy because they--
represent modern industrialization
embody the society that Dickinson avoided
were the places that she once knew in life
show that Dickinson regretted her seclusion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the fifth stanza of "Because I could  not stop for Death," the horses pause at the House because--
it is the only familiar place
they are too frightened to proceed
they are in need of food and water
it is the speaker's grave

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The way death is portrayed in "Because I could not stop for Death" is ironic because Death is seen as --
scarey
comforting
avoidable
unattractive

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dickinson used all of the following techniques in her poetry EXCEPT
simile
metaphor
free verse
personification

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Dickinson use personification in "Because I Could Not Stop for Death"?
The carriage ride takes her to her grave
Death is seen as a polite gentleman
The children playing represent youth
The horses represent helpers to get her through life after death. 

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the poem. what two unique and unconventional techniques did Emily Dickinson use to emphasize her thoughts
stanzas and rhyme scheme
capitalization and punctuation
themes and idioms
free verse and repetition