Emily Dickinson

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Dickinson's poetry?

• Dashes
• No titles
• Slant Rhymes
• Iambic pentameter

What is a slant rhyme?

• Similar but not identical sounds
• A cool hip dance move
• Strict rhyme scheme
• Rhyme with more than three syllables

Which of the following is an example of a slant rhyme?

• Hop and mop
• Jump and pump
• Frog and rabbit
• Bridge and grudge

Which of the following describes Dickinson's relationship with religion?

• Devout Catholic
• Non-practicing Jew
• She did not affiliate with a denomination or attend a church
• Raised Baptist, but became Wiccan

Which theme is NOT commonly seen in Dickinson's poetry?

• Death
• God
• The self
• Love

Emily Dickinson was a recluse.

• True
• False

Emily Dickinson married, but never had children.

• True
• False

Emily wrote over ____ poems in her lifetime.

• 1500
• 100
• 150
• 15

Emily had a ________ relationship with her father.

• good
• beneficial
• strained
• abusive

Emily is believed to have been in love with...

• herself
• the family dog
• her sister
• a married minister