The Poetry of Emily Dickinson

What is a slant rhyme?

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

Emily Dickinson was born, died, and buried in Amherst, Massachusetts.

• True

• False

In “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” what does the speaker compare to a frog?

• someone who enjoys being noticed

• someone who is hiding from the world

• someone who feels inferior to other people

• someone who disturbs the speaker’s solitude

In “They shut me up in Prose –,” what does the speaker compare to being shut up “in Prose”?

• being put into a closet as a little girl

• being a stray dog sent to the pound

• telling a young girl to wish on a star

• teaching a little bird to recite poetry

In “Fame is a fickle food,” what food do the crows prefer to the crumbs left by fame?

• farmer's corn

• tacos

• bread crumbs

• smoothes

Which of the following words best describes the soul in “The Soul selects her own

Society –”?

Choose two options.

• sad

• fickle

• loyal

• particular

• welcoming

Which of the following people is most clearly held in captivity?

• fool

• pilot

• prisoner

• translator

What is the central paradox presented in “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”

• the idea that a person can be nobody

• the idea that a frog makes noise in a bog

• the idea that some people like to advertise themselves

• the idea that no one enjoys being considered a nobody

Which word in this sentence is an abstract noun?

The crumbs of your affection are like sand in the wind.

• crumbs

• affection

• sand

• wind

How many concrete nouns does this sentence contain?

Fame is a bird that calls out from the rooftop of life.

• one

• two

• three

• four