Main Facts
What did her father do? (Guess 2)
Who was an Amherst Lawyer, U. S. Congressman, and the Treasurer of Amherst College.
What was her dog’s name?
Who was Carlo?
What type of poems were most of her poems?
What are love poems?
What city did she die in?
Where is Amherst, Massachusetts?
What was the title of the poem we discussed?
What is "We Become Accustomed to the Dark"?
What was number child was she?
Who was the middle child (the 2nd)?
What color coffin did she die in?
What is a white coffin?
How many poems were published? Answer: What is 10?
What is about 10?
What disease did she die from?
What is Bright’s Disease?
Why did Emily write as if she had no one to discuss her thoughts with?
Why was she an introvert?
What did her mother do?
Who stayed home and gardened?
When did she start to become more isolated?
When was the 1860’s and 70’s?
How many poems did she write?
What is around 1800 poems?
What year did her father die?
When was 1874?
What did Emily Dickinson believe was the best solution to problems?
What does it mean to submit to dark thoughts or feelings?
What were her siblings' names? (Guess 1)
Who was Austin and Lavinia?
What was her nickname?
Who was “The Belle of Amherst”?
How many poems did she write?
What is around 1800 poems?
What year did her father die?
When was 1874?
How are dark feelings represented in the poem?
What is night or evening?
What was the name of the school she went to at 16?
What is Mount Holyoke Female Seminary?
How old was Carlo (her dog) when he died?
What is 17?
Who published her poems after she died (guess 1 word)?
Who was Thomas H. Johnson?
Where did she go to fix her eyes?
Answer: Where is the University of Cambridge?
What does light represent in the poem?
Why does light mean hope or good feelings?