Emily Dickinson
Where was Emily Dickinson Born ?
a) Boston, Massachusetts
b) Amherst, Massachusetts
c) Salem, Oregon
Amherst, Massachusetts
What punctuation mark is Dickinson known for using?
a) dash
b) period
c) exclamation mark
a) dash
What does object does Dickinson compare being silenced to?
a) a closed jar
b) a barn
c) a closet
d) a drawer
c) a closet
what does Fame sit on
a)shifting dish
b)shifting plate
c)shifting spoon
d)shifting platter
b) shifting plate
What device is used when fame is described as food?
Metaphor
Fame is Compared to food to show that it is something people consume and desire, but it can also be temporary and harmful
What type of lifestyle was Emily Dickinson known for?
a) reclusive/introverted
b) outspoken/extroverted
a) Reclusive/introverted
Double Points- How do you think this impacted her poetry?
What type of rhyme does Dickinson prefer over perfect rhyme
a) eye rhymes
b) internal rhymes
c) slant rhymes
c) slant rhymes
What does the closet symbolize in the poem?
Society’s attempts to silence and confine her creativity
What animal avoids the fickle food?
The cautious crow
crows are a symbol of intelligence in literature, and known for their survival instincts. It represents someone who is careful and doesnt let themselves be deceived by fame
What device is used when she describes being shut up in Prose?
Symbolism
Prose symbolizes restriction, rules and society’s attempts to control her creativity
shut up just means being shut up and the silencing of her poetic expression
Double Points-What does Prose mean
About how many poems did she write?
a) 47
b)15
c) 1800
d) 368
d) 1800
How does she make her poems feel intense and compressed?
a) you can just feel it
b) short, concise lines
c) using specific words
b) short, concise lines
What is the tone or mood of the poem?
Tone: Frustrated, Defiant
Mood: the atmosphere conveys how Emily feels restricted and is determined to remain free
What is the Tone or Mood of the Poem
Tone: Cautious, Ironic
Mood: the mood conveys wariness and skepticism
What is it called when words almost rhyme, but not perfectly?
Slant Rhyme
Emily uses slant rhymes to create tension and uneasiness in her poems, as the words are close to rhyming but don’t
What unusual clothing choice became part of her famous image
a) she always wore white
b) she always wore black
c)she wore a veil while in public
a) she always wore white
What major themes is explored by Emily Dickinson in both poems?
Independence/Resisting Societal control
What does this poem suggest about the power of the mind, despite restrictions from society ?
The mind is independent and its creativity cannot be fully supressed
Even when she is shut up in Prose, Emily’s brain continues to “go round”
What does Dickinson suggest about the stability of fame?
It is unreliable and constantly changing
What device does is used to show feeling through unexpected images?
Imagery
Ex: the “closet”
the closet represents childhood punishment and she is suggesting society is treating her creativity like a child misbehaving
Why were her poems mostly unknown at the time?
She only published 10 of her poems, and they were heavily edited
What is the term used for a comparison that is stretched across a poem?
Extended metaphor, all the lines build up to the same idea:
Fame - Fickle Food
Prose- Prison/confinement
How does the poem show confinement is powerless against her creativity?
”And seen my Brain - go round-
They might as wise have lodged a Bird“
What is the message about fame in the poem?
Fame is Temporary, Dangerous, and not worth chasing
What is used to give the poem a stop and start rhythm
The use of Dashes
The dashes create pauses and breaks in thought to give us pause while reading and emphasize points