Unit 2, Week 3: Dickinson Quick Check

What philosophical movement does Walt Whitman belong to?

• Transcendentalism - believing in individual intuition and nature's wisdom

• Pessimistenalism - believing that everything will probably go wrong eventually

• Procrastinationalism - believing that important decisions can wait until later

• Vegetarianism - believing that plants have more rights than animals

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In "I Hear America Singing," what literary technique does Whitman use?

• Cataloging - creating lists that include diverse groups of people equally

• Cataloguing library books - organizing workers by their Dewey Decimal numbers

• Cat-aloging - writing about felines who work in various American industries

• Catalog shopping - ordering workers online with free shipping and returns

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What was Thoreau's main reason for going to Walden Pond?

• To live deliberately and discover essential life lessons

• To escape criminal charges and hide from law enforcement

• To start a successful bed-and-breakfast business for tourists

• To film a reality TV show about wilderness survival

According to Transcendentalist philosophy, where should people look for truth?

• Within their own intuition and connection to nature

• From government officials and elected representatives only

• In expensive private schools with exclusive membership requirements

• On social media platforms with verified blue checkmarks

What does "free verse" poetry structure represent in Whitman's work?

• It represents freedom, individuality, and breaking away from traditional poetic forms.

• It represents strict adherence to rhyme and meter.

• It represents the use of only traditional sonnet forms.

• It represents the exclusive use of classical allusions.

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According to our Introduction to Emily Dickinson & Narrative Voice notes, when was Emily Dickinson born?

• December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts

• July 4, 1776 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• January 1, 1800 in Boston, Massachusetts

• March 15, 1850 in New York, New York

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How many poems did Emily Dickinson write during her lifetime according to our notes?

• Nearly two thousand poems with a unique voice of lyrical intensity

• Exactly fifty poems, all published in major literary magazines

• About ten poems, which she shared only with family members

• Over five thousand poems, making her the most prolific American poet

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What did sister Lavinia discover in Emily Dickinson's dresser after her death?

• Over one thousand poems neatly tied in bundles called "fascicles"

• Detailed recipes for homemade bread and cookies from local ingredients

• Love letters from secret admirers who respected her literary genius

• Maps showing hidden treasure buried around the family property

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According to our Introduction to Emily Dickinson & Narrative Voice notes, what made Dickinson's punctuation unique?

• She uses dashes extensively and capitalizes unexpected words for emphasis

• She never uses any punctuation marks because they slow down reading

• She writes everything in lowercase letters to appear more humble

• She replaces all punctuation with emojis to make poetry more fun

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Dickinson's dashes create which effect according to our notes?

• They create pauses and emphasize certain words or ideas.

• They indicate rhyme schemes in the poem.

• They serve as punctuation for dialogue.

• They signal the end of each stanza.

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